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Angela Knight is in her 12th season with the Washington National Opera where she performs regularly and has sung in over 250 performances. Her most recent roles include "Idomeno" - The Cretan Woman, "The Crucible" - Betty Paris, "Le Nozze Di Figaro" - Barbarina, and Second Lady in "Sly" for U.S. and Japanese audiences. Miss Knight attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory and George Mason University where she was honored as the Outstanding Musician at graduation. In June 2007, she graduated from the Living Faith Ministry Training Center. She is a two-time winner of the NATS singing competition. After winning the Star Alliance Competition, Angela traveled to Beijing, China in December 2007 to perform her originally composed aria "Le Jardin" at the "Great Hall" for The Prime Minister of China, worldwide delegates, dignitaries, and government officials. Being chosen to represent the United States as a vocalist in the 2007 "World Championship of Performing Artist," she traveled to Hollywood, California to compete where she won three gold medals. Also in August 2007, she took her originally composed stage show/concert "Giubileo" to Sicily, Italy. And in 1009 Angela was nominated for the ICM New Artist of the Year Award. She was recently featured as the guest artist to represent the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center's season opening. She has had solo appearances at the U.S. Capitol, The Lincoln Memorial and The Sylvan Theatre in Washington D.C. |
Angela traveled to Japan with the Washington Opera, to Frankfurt Germany to sing on a USO tour for the United States Armed Forces and to Calabria, Italy as guest soloist at a theological convention. She was chosen to sing the National Anthem for President George W. Bush at the National Republican fundraiser in Washington D.C. and has sung the National Anthem numerous times for the Washington Redskins. Her most recent engagement was December 21st, 2008. She was guest soloist at the Montefiore Hospital of New York fundraiser in Greenwich Connecticut and the Leukemia Foundation Fundraising Gala in Washington D.C. She performed a fundraising concert for St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Westlake, Ohio and performed a benefit concert in Nokesville, VA in September 2007 to honor local firefighters. In October, 2007 she premiered and released her first CD, "Giubileo," of original Christian songs that she composed. She is a teaching artist for the Washington National Opera and represents them in the Northern Virginia region. Angela is giving back to the community by giving private piano and voice lessons to young artists. Angela resides in northern Virginia with her husband, Wade, and daughter, Marinna.
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