mezzo-soprano
Ann Marie Wilcox-Daehn thrives on a career that includes a variety of musical genres including opera, art song, oratorio and musical theater. Favorite opera roles have included: Dorabella in Cosi; Carmen; Isabella in The Italian Girl from Algiers; Maddalena in Rigoletto; Prince Charming in Cendrillon; Angelina/Cinderella in Cenerentola; Dido in Dido & Aeneus; and the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors. In 2009 Ann Marie created the role of Rosemary Sidney in Libby Larsen's jazz opera, Picnic.Ann Marie’s musical theater portrayals have included: Aldonza in Man of La Mancha at Arizona Broadway Theater; Petra in Utah Opera’s production of A Little Night Music (which was also part of the 2002 Salt Lake City Cultural Olympiad); Carlotta in Phantom; Nettie in Carousel; Meg Brockie in Brigadoon; and Mad Margaret in Ruddigore.
Ann Marie can be heard on the Albany Record label as Adah in Naughty Marietta, Bertha in The Red Mill, singing "You’ll Never Walk Alone" on Gold & Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of Ohio Light Opera. She also recorded composer Luis Andrei Cobo's song cycle titled, On the Strength of All Conviction and the Stamina of Love.
Upcoming!
January 30, 2017
Guest Artist Recital, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK
with Dr. Elizabeth Avery, piano
Music of Korngold, Santoliquido, Rossini, & Heggie
February 3, 2017 @ 5:30
Voice Faculty Recital, Missouri State University
February 5, 2017 @ 3:00
Faculty Recital with special guest, Dr. Elizabeth Avery, piano
Music of Korngold, Santoliquido, Rossini, & Heggie
February 11, 2017 @ 7:30
Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven's 9th
HHPA, Springfield, MO
April 8, 2017
Faculty Chamber Recital with special guest, Dr. Linda Lister
Duets by Brahms, Hensel, Massenet, Mendelssohn, & Heggie
2016
December 18th at 7:30 and 19th at 2:30
Handel's Messiah for the "Messiah Project"
December 5th at 7:00
Handel's Messiah - MSU
HHPA, Springfield, MO
October 29th 2016
Central Region NATS Conference, Iowa City, IA
Presenting: New Crop of Old Chestnuts: Living Composers/Pedagogical Choices
October 2nd, 2016
Duet Recital with Dr. Linda Lister, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Music of Brahms, Hensel, Massenet, Mendelssohn, & Heggie
March 12, 2016 Jazz Aria for Springfield Regional Opera with the Les Brown Band
April 1 & 2, 2016: Le Nozze di Figaro (Cherubino) with Springfield Regional Opera
April 8th & 10th, 2016: MSU Opera presents, "Saint Thomas the Carpenter" &" Suor Angelica" at First and Calvary Church (Stage Director).
Mozart's Requiem "The President's Concert," Missouri State University
April 30th at 7:30
Mozart's Requiem "The President's Concert,"The Kauffman Center, Kansas City, MO, May 1st at 6:00
2015 Season
January 8, 2015: National Opera Association Music Theater Scenes Competition Finals (Stage Director)
January 19, 2015: Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, in Fayetteville AR. Music for Voice and Flute with Jill Heyboer, Hye-Jung Hong and Stephen Gates
February 6, 2015: MSU, Ellis Recital Hall: A program of voice compositions written by students of Boulanger with the voice faculty of Missouri State. (Irving Fine)
February 21, 2015: Alto soloist with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
March 2, 2015: MSU Composition Recital with Hye-Jung Hong, "Grand is the Seen" by Ingrid Stolzel
March 12, 2015: Fête of the Feminine Recital at Indiana Wesleyan University with Peter Collins
April 17 & 19, 2015: MSU Opera presents, "Die Fledermaus" at the Savoy Ballroom (Stage Director)
April 30-May 3, 2015: MSU Dance Concerts in Coger Theater (Music of Cabaret and Vaudeville)
July 22, 2015: The Forgotten Songs of Sergius Kagen at the Sembrich with Elizabeth Avery
August 16, 2015 "Bel Canto" - songs for flute and voice. National Flute Convention, Washington DC with Jill Heyboer and Hye-Jung Hong.
September 20, 2015: Missouri State University - Faculty recital of music by Montsalvatge, Verdi, Wolf, and Hoiby with Hye-Jung Hong.
October 3, 2015: Springfield Regional Opera: 35th Anniversary Gala (Rosenkavalier & Carmen)
November 6 & 8, 2015: MSU Opera Theatre presents, "Speed Dating, Tonight!" (stage director)