Bio  Soprano Patrice Tiedemann Soprano Miss Tiedemann’s 2007-2008 season began with the Mozart Requiem with the New Bedford Symphony, followed by Schubert’s Mass in G and Vivaldi’s Magnificat with Mastersingers by the Sea, conducted by David MacKenzie. Additional performances include her Jordan Hall debut with the Shakespeare Concerts in excerpts from Barber’s Antony & Cleopatra and the premiere of chamber works by composer Joseph Summer; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the North Shore Philharmonic; the Verdi Requiem with the Worcester Consortium of Colleges, and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus with Opera Providence. She also made her debut at Piccolo Spoleto with Charleston Chamber Opera in American opera works. Upcoming engagements include Mendelssohn’s Elijah and more performances with the Shakespeare Concerts. Opera highlights include her debut with Boston Lyric Opera as The Water in the East Coast premiere of The Little Prince; the Foreign Woman in The Consul with Opera Boston; the title role in Madama Butterfly and Mrs. Gleaton in Susannah with Central City Opera; Gertrude in Hansel & Gretel in a fully staged production with the Rhode Island Philharmonic; Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus and Hanna in The Merry Widow with Cape Cod Opera; the Widow in The Boor with Intermezzo Chamber Opera; Belinda in Dido and Aeneas with the Nashoba Valley Chorale; and Emilia in Otello with Indianapolis Opera; Concert highlights include her debut with the Boston Pops for their Holiday Concerts; excerpts from Tosca and Madama Butterfly with Symphony by the Sea; Knoxville, Summer of 1915 with the Shenandoah Symphony; Schubert’s Mass in Eb for the Handel Society of Dartmouth College; and concerts of opera and musical theatre with Claflin Hill Symphony, Salem Philharmonic, and New Bedford Symphony. Ms. Tiedemann has also been a prize winner in several competitions, most notably as a Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Indiana District Encouragement Award winner and New England Regional semifinalist. She recently was awarded 1st place in the Peter Elvins Competition in Belmont, Massachusetts, culminating in a performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass with the Belmont Opera Sings. She also was awarded the second prize in the National Federation of Music Clubs 2003 Young Artist Competition, was a finalist in the 2003 Concert Artists Guild competition.