Salon: Heidi Melton December 1, 2010

Soprano Heidi Melton, recent alumna of the San Francisco Opera's Adler Fellowship Program, performs with San Francisco Performances' Salon series at the Hotel Rex Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.

As an Adler Fellow at San Francisco Opera, Ms. Melton has performed a variety of roles including Mary Todd Lincoln in the world premiere of Phillip Glass's 'Appomattox', Marianne Leitmetzerin in 'Der Rosenkavalier', and Dianne in 'Iphigenie en Tauride'. As a 2006 participant in the Merola Opera Program, she performed Amelia Grimaldi in scenes from 'Simon Boccanegra'. Ms. Melton received her Master of Music degree at the Curtis Institue of Music where she performed the roles of Ariadne in 'Ariadne auf Naxos', Alcina in 'Alcina', Lady Billows in 'Albert Herring', and Fiordiligi in 'Cos￬ fan tutte'.

Ms. Melton is the recipient of many prestigious awards and prizes: she was the 2009 winner of the George London Foundation's George London / Kirsten Flagstad Memorial Award, second place in the Jose Iturbi Compeition, a Sarah Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, and third place in the 27th Annual Belevedere Competition. In 2006 she was a national semi-finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions as well as the winner of the Mario Lanza Competition.

Melton's performance will last one hour, concluding at 7 p.m. San Francisco Performances' Salon Series offers casual, after-work entree to the music scene with lively, eclectic $20 concerts. The Hotel Rex's full bar is open to Salon patrons. Due to the size of the venue, tickets are limited, so early purchase is recommended.

The next Salon is this Wednesday, Nov. 17, featuring Bay Area music maven Sarah Cahill. Following Melton's performance Dec. 1 is clarinet quartet Clarinet Thing, Jan. 19.

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