Angela Young Smucker has been praised for her "rich, secure mezzo-soprano" by the Chicago Tribune and her "show-stopping" voice by The St. Paul Pioneer Press. Her performances in oratorio, concert, and stage works have taken her throughout the United States and Europe.


Highlights of the 2011-12 season include the premiere performance of Chicago’s new “period” opera organization, The Haymarket Opera Company, in Handel’s chamber opera Aci, Galatea e Polifemo singing the role of Galatea; Mozart’s Requiem (the Robert Levin completion) and Bach’s St. John Passion with the Bach Colleguium San Diego; performances and a recording of Samuel Barber’s choral works with Conspirare; a debut appearance with the Newberry Consort; and performances of Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Duruflé's Requiem, and Puccini’s Suor Angelica (La zia Principessa).

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"[T]he persuasive alto soloist Angela Young Smucker... Her discerning interpretation of the texts matched her creamy alto sonority and perceptive traversal of Bach’s serpentine vocal lines."
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"The Haymarket Opera Company, the first Chicago ensemble dedicated to authentic stagings of early operas, made its debut with a stylish production of Handel's rarely produced 'Aci, Galatea e Polifemo.'"
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"Three new organizations springing up in this lousy economy: the Haymarket Opera Company, the North Shore Chamber Music Festival and Chroma Chamber Orchestra, all making impressive debuts in 2011."

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Featured Event

Italian Perspectives
Kalamazoo College: Light Fine Arts Building
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Saturday, 19 May 2012 - 8:00 PM
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Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo (The Haymarket Opera Company) - LIVE!
12 Feb 2012
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Handel: Serse, HWV 40 (Xerxes)
Purcell: Oedipus, Z 583
Purcell: An Evening Hymn, Z 193
Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589
Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo HWV 72
Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo HWV 72
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