Amber Norelai
Introduction
Amber Norelai is a Venezuelan coloratura soprano born in 1992. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma and her Master of Music from the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart. Norelai has been Apprentice Singer at the Santa Fe Opera and Resident Young Artist at Palm Beach Opera. Notable performances include soprano soloist at the New Year’s Eve Concert with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic in 2023, soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 at the Musikverein Vienna in 2022, and Euridice in Monteverdi’s Orfeo at the Santa Fe Opera in 2023. Other roles include Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Sophie in Massenet’s Werther.
Information
- Voice type: Coloratura soprano
- Year of birth: 1992
- Nationality: Venezuelan
- Year of participation: 2024
Repertoire
Preliminary round
- G.F. Händel
- Messiah: Rejoice Greatly
- G. Mahler
- Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
- C. Debussy
- Apparition (Mallarmé)
- G. Donizetti
- La fille du régiment: ”Salut à la France” (Marie)
Semifinals
- K. Saariaho
- Sua katselen (Leino)
- Z. Levy
- Ladino folksongs from the 14th century:
- Avraham Avinu
- Los biblicos cantan
- Yo me enamori d’un aire
- Durme, durme
- Adio Querido
- W.A. Mozart
- Die Zauberflöte: ”O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn” (Königin der Nacht)
Final
- G. Verdi
- Rigoletto: ”Caro nome” (Gilda)
- L. Delibes
- Lakmé: “Où va la jeune hindoue” (Lakmé)