Carol Shamory, Soprano

Carol Shamory
Soprano

Carol Shamory, soprano, received a B.M. in Education from St. Mary's College (Notre Dame) and a M.M. in Applied Voice from Western Michigan University. She was a scholarship student participating in the Opera Training Program at the Aspen Music Festival, where she studied voice with Adele Addison. Carol has also studied with Wlodzimierz Belland, Marcella Faustman, and Susan Stevens and has coached with Joan Dornemann, Nico Castel, and Ned Rorem.

She has had the opportunity to sing under the direction of Peter J. Wilhousky, Norman Dello Joio, Daniel Pinkham, Fiora Contino, Jorge Mester, Kevin McMahon, and Philip Bauman. She performs a wide variety of musical styles and repertoire.

Her current vocal pursuits are centered in the Midwest, but she has appeared as a soloist in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Poland. Carol has performed extensively with the Indiana Opera North, having sung the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, and has appeared with the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Strauss' Four Last Songs.

She performed the role of Mother in Hänsel und Gretel at the Rome Festival in Rome, Italy. Her Maud Powell Music Festival credits include the roles of Liza in The Hard Years, Elizabeth in The Sojourner, The Bird in Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains, and she collaborated on the score and wrote the libretto for last year's premiere performance of Marilyn Monroe.

She also writes poetry, is currently working on a novel, and has written several pieces for organ (one published by Lorenz, Co.) and choral works.