ALFREDA BURKE

Soprano Alfreda Burke's vocal artistry has been described as "voluptuous, creamy and luxuriant" (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune.) She has appeared in concert throughout North America and Europe. Ms. Burke made her Carnegie and Orchestra Hall debut in Strauss' Elektra with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Daniel Barenboim. Highlighted performances include the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia under Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Symphony Orchestra under John Morris Russell, Detroit Opera House and Rackham Symphony Choir under Suzanne Acton, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic, Umbria Music Festival, TodiMusicFest, Holders Season Gala in Barbados, Liu in Turandot at Lancaster Festival, Grant Park Music Festival, Millennium Park Gala, Kennedy Center, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Opera Theater, Chorus Angelorum, and Chicagoland Pops Orchestra. Ms. Burke filmed the 2010 Prague PBS special, Hallelujah Broadway and recorded it on EMI/Manhattan Records label in the Czech National Symphony Orchestra Studios. She performed in the national tour of Jerome Kerns' Show Boat at the Kennedy Center and Auditorium Theatre, directed by Harold Prince. Her recordings include her solo CD, From the Heart (2002); Chicago Olympic 2016 Bid Anthem, I Will Stand (2008); and Hallelujah Broadway (2010). She received Master and Bachelor of Music degrees from Roosevelt University and currently serves on the RU CCPA Advisory Board. Visit www.sopranoalfredaburke.com and Alfreda Burke on Facebook.