Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano

Mezzo-soprano Thea Lobo is rapidly being recognized as a highly musical and flexible soloist and ensemble singer.  At New England Conservatory, where she received her Bachelor of Music in 2005, she performed solos with the Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Bach Ensemble, and was the only undergraduate chosen to present a solo song set for the 2005 Ives Festival.  Her operatic performances include Amastris in Handel's Xerxes, Lay Sister in Suor Angelica, Gwen in Copland's The Second Hurricane, Second Woman in Dido and Aeneas, and The China Cup in l'Enfant et les Sortileges, as well as scenes as Cenerentola, Buttercup, Dorabella, Orfeo, and Cherubino.  Ms. Lobo has worked with such composers as Felicia Sandler, Ruth Loman and Brian Robison, and has recorded original soundtracks by Marcus Staniec for Empty House Films.  At the 2005 Boston Early Music Festival, Ms. Lobo performed the modern-day premiere of Mattheson's Magnificat for double chorus, one to a part, under Stephen Stubbs.  She has also appeared in Sarasota 's La Musica Festival and the SoHIP and CSEM concert series, and has performed in recital series for  Trinity Church, Boston Secession, the Newton Continuing Education Center, Live at the Adams, the Berkshire Choral Festival, King's Chapel, and the Newton Library.  She performs as a member of ensembles Boston Secession, Exsultemus, Cut Circle, and the Handel & Haydn Society Vocal Quartet, and her recent solo performances have included engagements with Mass Theatrica, Chorus pro Musica, and Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus.