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Opera Philadelphia and Broad Street Love Join Forces for Community Engagement Through Music
Opera Philadelphia is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Broad Street Love, designed to bring the transformative power of music to community members experiencing housing insecurity. This initiative will run this fall and will include weekly vocal and choral instruction, providing an artistic outlet and fostering a supportive, creative environment.
The program will feature a dedicated teaching artist who will lead the sessions. Each week, participants will engage in music-making, learning various vocal techniques, and exploring group singing repertoire. The program will culminate in a final concert in December, where participants will have the opportunity to showcase their artistry and celebrate their musical journey.
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Three-time district winner of the New York Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Soprano Chabrelle Williams is a dynamic presence on the stage and an accomplished teaching artist. Currently, she is on Houston Grand Opera’s roster for teaching artistry and has also taken on a new role of curator for Opera Omaha’s “Amplifying the Black Experience” Series. Looking to the Fall and Winter, Chabrelle looks forward to starting a theater club at her former Elementary School and also making her debut at Carnegie Hall with the Oberlin Orchestra!
Chabrelle’s journey in the world of opera has brought her to several stages both in America and abroad. This season, she made several debuts: her Boston Lyric Opera debut as Milica in their film Svadba by Ana Sokolovic and directed by Shura Barishnykov, her Opera in the Heights debut as Leonora in their production of Il Trovatore and most recently made her Lincoln Center Theater Debut co-creating the leading role of Esther in the world premiere of the opera Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage and Ricky Ian Gordon directed by Bartlett Sher.
Throughout her journey, Chabrelle has not only premiered several works, but also been the pioneer for a couple training programs. She started the Artist Diploma program at Rice University and was the first to graduate of its program. Chabrelle also co-created the Holland Community Opera Fellowship at Opera Omaha where she used her experience as an artist and entrepreneur to creatively engage with various youth and adult organizations.
In addition to opera, Chabrelle also enjoys the more intimate experience of performing oratorio and art song. Some highlights in her concert repertoire include: the soprano solo in Verdi's Requiem with CityMusic Cleveland, the soprano solo in Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, and Exsultate Jubilate by Mozart.