Opera singer Amy Shoremount-Obra, who graduated in 1997, wowed current students with a performance at the school.
Students at the Warren Hills Regional High School had the opportunity to listen and learn from a talented former Warren Hills student, opera singer Amy Shoremount-Obra, who graduated in 1997.
Shoremount-Obra and her piano accompanist, Chris Cooley. (Special to Lehighvalleylive.com) During her four years at Warren Hills, she participated in drama, choir, band, the French Club, and she was a member of the National Honor Society.
After graduation she attended the Manhattan School of Music, and began to study and train as an opera singer. Her career has taken her all over the world; she has performed locally at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. She has studied nine languages to enable her to perform a wide range of roles, and she is currently studying Russian.
Shoremount-Obra and her piano accompanist, Chris Cooley, performed three songs for the students. The first was sung in Spanish; her second from her favorite opera, Don Giovanni, an Opera by Mozart. Shoremount-Obra sang as Donna Anna, the Commandant's daughter (soprano), which was performed in Italian. The third song was an art song by Sergei Rachmaninoff entitled "Spring Water."
The students asked a variety of questions including:
"Have you ever broken glass"? Shoremount-Obra has not broken glass but knows people who have.
"Does your voice ever hurt and how long can you sing at a time"? Because of the extensive training and constant practicing, opera singers do not strain their voices and can sing as long as they like without needing a break.
When asked what has been the most exciting part of her career, Shoremount-Obra responded "singing at the Met".
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