Biography

Dominican-American mezzo Gina Razón is becoming known as a young singer to watch in her current home state of Colorado. Ms. Razón debuted as Olga Olsen in Street Scene with Opera Theatre of the Rockies in February 2009. She will also sing Dinah in Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti with Soaring Diva Productions and the world premiere of a together-coloured instant in 2010.

Ms. Razón has performed with the Opera Theatre of the Rockies, Opera Fort Collins, Loveland Opera Theatre, OpenStage Theatre, Colorado Light Opera, Lyric Theatre Festival, Pendulum Concert Series, and The Academy Music Series. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Music from the University of Denver, both in voice performance. In addition to her stage appearances, Ms. Razón is a gifted recitalist; specializing in new compositions and twentieth century literature. Concert highlights include; a together-coloured instant and Noche y Luna, Mar y Fuego , two song cycles by American composer Timothy Buckman written for Ms. Razón.

Favorite stage performances include Olga Olsen in Street Scene; Third Lady in The Magic Flute; Jenny Diver in The Threepenny Opera; Carmen in Carmen‡; Maddalena in Rigoletto‡; Handmaiden in Turandot; Tituba in The Crucible‡; Suzuki in Madame Butterfly‡; Flowermaiden in Parsifal‡; Lady Jane in Patience; La Viuda Soto in the world premiere of Mark Medoff's Sara McKinnon; Ruth in Pirates of Penzance; Little Buttercup in HMS Pinafore; and the Mother, Witch and Sandman in Hansel and Gretel with CU Children's Opera Outreach.

‡ partial work performed.