Krystal Bly, Soprano

617. 470. 8990                           Krystal.Bly@gmail.com

Height: 5’2”           Weight: 135lbs             Hair: golden blonde            Eyes: brown

EDUCATION

B. M. in Vocal Performance, New England Conservatory of Music, May 2007. Student of D’anna Fortunato. 

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE

Singer/Actress/Tour Guide, The Path to Independence, Boston, MA 2006-present

Narrative/Interpretive guided tours of Boston’s Freedom Trail incorporating 18^th century folk song

Member, New England Conservatory Concert Choir, Boston, MA 2003-2007

Member/Soloist John Marshal HS Varsity Women's and Chorale, San Antonio, TX, 2002

Soloist/Section Leader, Church of the Holy Spirit, San Antonio, TX, 1990-99

Served as soloist, led responsive singing of psalms, and provided leadership for section.

AWARDS AND HONORS

1^st place                                   MTNA New England Area Young Artist competition                           2004

3^rd place                                   NATS Classical Division, Boston, MA                                                 2004

Miss Teen San Antonio                                                                                                                         2002

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Acting; Dance/Movement; Italian, German, and French Language, Diction, Music Theory and Analysis; Opera History; and Music History from Medieval through Twentieth Century.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Voice

D’Anna Fortunato, Jeff Troxler, Evelyn Curran, Carole Strickland, Marlene Dove, Jennie Kwan

Dance

Liz Lapuh, Melissa Starnes, Dena Mabry, Susan Connally, Missy Miller

Acting

Marion Sweatmon, David Connelly,

Coaches and Conductors

John Moriarty, Diane Braun, Amy Lieberman, Colin Durant, Channing Yu, David Stockton      

Dialect training

Standard British, Irish, Cockney, Yorkshire, Scottish, American Southern, Texan, and others

Language training:

Basic Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Sign Language skills

WORKS PERFORMED

Opera Chorus

Turandot (Puccini)                                                        Lowell House Opera                                          2008

Selected Concert Experience

Carmina Burana                                                            New England Conservatory                             2007

Ave verum corpus (Mozart)                                          New England Conservatory                              2006

Ein Deutsches Requiem, Opus 45 (Brahms)                  New England Conservatory                              2006

Beethoven Mass in C major                                          New England Conservatory                              2005

Dido and Aeneas (selections)                                        New England Conservatory                              2004

Full Roles

Dixie Cup                                 Canidate for Murder                         Mystery Café                                     2008

Ms. Winthrop/Dreamer             The Secret Garden                           Turtle Lane Playhouse                       2007   

Lucy                                         The Telephone                                   St. John's Church, Beverly MA          2006

Lilly                                          The Secret Garden                            New England Conservatory              2005   

Celia                                        Iolanthe                                             New England Conservatory              2004   

Desdemona                             Othello                                               Marshall Players                                2003

Mimi                                       Screamy Mimi                                    Northeast School of the Arts                  2002

Partial Roles

Laetitia                                     The Old Maid and the Thief                New England Conservatory      2003               

Adele                                       Die Fledermaus                                   San Antonio, TX                          2003   

Fantine                                     Les Miserables                                    San Antonio, TX                         2003

Butterfly                                   Madam Butterfly                                 San Antonio, TX                         2003

Baby Doe                                 The Ballad of Baby Doe                      San Antonio, TX                          2003

Desdemona                              Otello (Verdi)                                      San Antonio, TX                         2003

Musetta                                    La Bohemé                                          San Antonio, TX                         2003

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Director, Menotti’s The Telephone, New England Conservatory Light Opera Club, 2005

President, New England Conservatory Light Opera Club, 2005-06

Independent Study/Mentorship in Opera performance produced/directed/performed/wrote/designed 1 woman show/recital

Dancer: training Classical Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Character/theatre dance, Salsa, Merengue, Cha-cha, and Waltz

Seamstress and Costume designer, specializing in American Revolutionary War

SPECIAL SKILLS

Operatic lyric soprano,  burp on cue, Stage Combat (fencing),  Director, Seamstress, Costumer, knitting, crochet, horseback riding, Character Voices, Guitar, International Phonetic Alphabet, Baking, Cooking, Read Music, Poet, Librettist, Toastmaster, National Anthem Singer, Costumed Characters