Main Resumé Photos Recordings Choral
Darcy Krasne, mezzo-soprano
Berkeley, CA |
![]() Photo by Lisa Keating |
Opera/Operetta Roles | ||||||
Role | Opera | Company/Location | Director/Conductor | Year | ||
Samantha | Moore, Ballad of Baby Doe | Berkeley Opera, CA | Jonathan Khuner | Forthcoming (Summer 2009) | ||
Sorceress | Purcell, Dido & Aeneas | BASOTI, San Francisco, CA | Rod Gomez/Alex Katsman | 2008 | ||
1st Witch/1st Sailor | Purcell, Dido & Aeneas | Alice's Renaissance String Band, Albany, CA | Allison Rolls/David Morris | 2007 | ||
Jane/Lady Happy | 2006 Gala | Lamplighters, San Francisco, CA | Barbara Heroux/Baker Peeples | 2006 | ||
Nicemis | Gilbert & Sullivan, Thespis | Montréal, Canada
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John Starks/Andrew Simpson | 2006 | ||
Nurse | Euripides' Medea | Oxford University Drama Society (Oxford Triennial Greek Play) |
Nat Coleman/Tom Foster-Carter | 2002 | ||
Dame Carruthers | G&S, Yeomen of the Guard | Oxford Univ. Gilbert & Sullivan Society | Meriel Patrick/Andrew Lamb | 2001 | ||
Kate | G&S, Pirates of Penzance | Oxford Univ. Gilbert & Sullivan Society | Charlie Wilson/Sam Carr | 2001 | ||
Zorah | G&S, Ruddigore | Oxford Univ. Gilbert & Sullivan Society | Jen Taylor/Robin Rees | 2000 | ||
Patience | G&S, Patience | Oxford Univ. Gilbert & Sullivan Society | Victoria Rowley/Jon Faiz | 1999 | ||
Gretchen | G&S, The Grand Duke | Oxford Univ. Gilbert & Sullivan Society | Philippa Ouvry/Matthew Rogers | 1999 |
Excerpted Opera/Operetta Roles | ||||
Role | Scene | Opera | Director/Conductor | Company/Year |
4th Friend | Act I, Scene 5 | Moore, Ballad of Baby Doe | Rod Gomez/John Winzenburg | BASOTI (2008) |
Mallika | Act I, No. 2 | Delibes, Lakmé | Jose Maria Condemi/John Winzenburg | BASOTI (2008) |
Mrs. Page | Act I, Scene 2 | Nicolai, Merry Wives of Windsor | Rod Gomez/John Winzenburg | BASOTI (2007) |
3rd Lady | Act I, No. 1 | Mozart, Magic Flute | Rod Gomez/Alex Katsman | BASOTI (2007) |
Marcellina | Act I, No. 5 | Mozart, Marriage of Figaro | Ross Halper/John Winzenburg | BASOTI (2007) |
Emilia | Act IV, Scene 1 | Verdi, Otello | Sylvia Anderson/Michel Singher | BASOTI (2007) |
Concert Work | ||||
Role | Piece | Organization, Location | Conductor | Year |
Alto Soloist | Brahms, Liebeslieder | Chora Nova, Berkeley, CA | Paul Flight | 2009 |
Opera/Operetta Chorus | ||||
Opera | Company | Location | Director/Conductor | Year |
Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe | The Lamplighters | San Francisco, CA | Jane Erwin Hammett/Jim Campbell | 2009 |
2007 Gala | The Lamplighters | San Francisco, CA | Barbara Heroux/Baker Peeples | 2007 |
Hoiby, The Tempest (Act III) | BASOTI | San Francisco, CA | Alex Katsman | 2007 |
Lehar, The Merry Widow | The Lamplighters | San Francisco, CA | Barbara Heroux/Monroe Kanouse | 2007 |
Purcell's King Arthur | UC Chamber Chorus & Mark Morris Dance Group | Berkeley, CA | Jane Glover | 2006 |
G&S, Ruddygore | The Lamplighters | San Francisco, CA | Jane Erwin Hammett/Baker Peeples | 2006 |
2005 Gala | The Lamplighters | San Francisco, CA | Barbara Heroux/Baker Peeples | 2005 |
G&S, The Gondoliers | The Lamplighters | San Francisco, CA | Barbara Heroux/Baker Peeples | 2005 |
Holst, Savitri | Mills College, Milhaud festival | Oakland, CA | Paul Flight | 2004 |
G&S, The Sorcerer (semi-staged) | Oxford Univ. G&S Society | Oxford, England | Matthew Rogers | 2000 |
G&S, Iolanthe | Oxford Univ. G&S Society | Oxford, England | James McCullagh/Paul Thompson/ Helen Eastman (choreog.) | 1999 |
G&S, The Gondoliers (semi-staged) | Oxford Univ. G&S Society | Oxford, England | Helen Zimmer | 1998 |
G&S, The Mikado | Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA | Scott Weintraub/Thea Kano | 1994 |
Artistic Development Programs | ||
Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute (BASOTI) | San Francisco, CA | 2008 |
BASOTI | San Francisco, CA | 2007 |
Vocal Instructors | ||
Deborah Benedict Jackson | Berkeley, CA | 2002–present |
Rachel Gettler | Darmstadt, Germany | summer 2004 |
Frances Young | Los Angeles, CA | 1997–1998 |
Choral Experience | ||
Chora Nova (dir. Paul Flight) | Berkeley, CA | 2009 |
Chamber Chorus (dir. Marika Kuzma) | UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA | 2002; 2005; 2006–2008 |
The Haydn Singers (dir. Paul Flight) | Oakland/Berkeley, CA | 2006–2007 |
Perfect Fifth (dir. Mark Sumner) | UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA | 2002–2004; 2005–2007 |
University Chorus (dir. Marika Kuzma) | UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA | 2003–2005 |
Corpus Christi College Chapel Choir | Oxford, England | 1998–2002 |
various choral groups | Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA | 1990–1998 |