Anna Christy (born July 26, 1976)Anna M Christy in the U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 is an American soprano opera singer."What's under that skirt? Chicago Lyric Opera's coloratura Anna Christy kicks Olympia into top gear" Chicago On The Aisle. Retrieved 2015-3-31. She studied at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and made her debut in 2000 as Papagena in The Magic Flute with the New York City Opera.Ben Mattison, "Soprano Anna Christy Wins Lincoln Center's Segal Award", Playbillarts online at playbillarts.com, 23 Apr 2005
Christy sings a variety of lyric roles, including Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, and coloratura roles such as Cunegonde in Candide and Oscar in Un ballo in maschera. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the 2004/5 season, and has sung with the Santa Fe Opera in Bright Sheng's Madame Mao, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the San Francisco Opera,San Francisco Opera's page on Anna Christy. It notes that she made her debut there "as Angel More (The Mother of Us All) in 2003 and subsequently returned as Oscar (Un ballo in maschera) in 2006 and Lisette (La Rondine) in 2007 the Paris Opera, the Royal Opera House in London,Personal website and the Washington Concert Opera in Rossini's Bianca e Falliero.
In February 2010, she reprised her original 2008 interpretation of the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor for the English National Opera.Ruth Elleson, "Anna Christy Triumphs in Lucia di Lammermoor, 20 February 2008 on operatoday.com which notes: "Anna Christy's remarkable physical portrayal and crystalline soprano....make her utterly convincing as this troubled, abused young girl. There is something other-worldly about her voice, and its partnership with the glass harmonica (restored to the Mad Scene as Donizetti intended) creates a chilling resonance".Rupert Christiansen, "Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at ENO comes up blazingly fresh in this revival of David Alden's production", The Telegraph (London) online at telegraph.co.uk, 5 Feb 2010
References
External links Dominic McHugh, "Interview: Barry Banks and Anna Christy on ENO's first-ever Lucia di Lammermoor" online at MusicalCriticism.com, 7 February 2008 Antony Lias, "Opera Britannia Interview: Anna Christy" online at www.opera-britannia.com, 5 February 2010 Official website, Anna Christy