Stacey Rishoi

In 2008-09 Stacey Rishoi sings as soloist in Messiah with Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos with Calgary Opera, Mozart’s Requiem with Jacksonville and Symphony Orchestra, Verdi’s Requiem with Choral Arts Society of Washington DC, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Buffalo Philharmonic, and an appearance with South Dakota Chamber Orchestra in a vocal showcase concert through Sounds of South Dakota. Recent highlights include her first performances of Dalila in Samson et Dalila with Nashville Opera; of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Orlando Opera Company; Messiah with Jacksonville Symphony; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, under Grant Llewellyn. She returned to Washington National Opera as Waltraute in Die Walküre; sang Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Choral Arts Society; Messiah with San Diego Symphony; and de Falla’s The Three Cornered Hat with the Columbus Symphony. She has performed as soloist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Mozart’s Requiem; in Vaughan Williams’s Five Tudor Portraits and Serenade to Music with Cathedral Choral Society; Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with National Symphony Orchestra, under Leonard Slatkin; Rossweisse in Die Walküre with Canadian Opera Company; and Magdalena in Die Meistersinger with Cincinnati May Festival, under James Conlon. Other concert highlights include the world premieres of Michael Torke’s Four Seasons and Aaron Kernis’ Garden of Light, both with New York Philharmonic conducted by Kurt Masur, and the world premiere of Thomas Ades’ America: A Prophesy. She has performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Syracuse symphony orchestras, has appeared with National Symphony Orchestra in performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and has sung Messiah with Oratorio Society of New York in Carnegie Hall. Ms. Rishoi performed Bach’s Magnificat with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s B Minor Mass with Bach Festival Society in Florida, and Vivaldi’s Gloria at Kennedy Center’s Vivaldi Festival and with Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Rishoi can be heard on the world premiere recording of Liszt’s St. Stanislaus, conducted by James Conlon on the Telarc label.