In the fashion of her beloved teacher Rose Bampton, as well as the memorable singers Astrid Varnay, Grace Bumbry, and Shirley Verrett; Ms. Diamond chooses roles in both the soprano and mezzo categories. Her beautiful voice, dynamic stage presence and sense of drama have taken her to operatic engagements around the globe. Some of her performances include: The High Priestess in Verdi's Aida in Qatar, Siegrune from Wagner's Die Walkure in The Canary Islands, Meg Page in Verdi's Falstaff in Aspen, Mimi as well as Musetta from Puccini's La Boheme in St. Petersburg, FL, and Cherubino from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro with The Rome Festival in Italy.
In concert, she has sung the alto solo in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Sarajevo Philharmonic and Symphonic Orchestra of Milan, as well as the alto solos with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic in C.P.E. Bach's Magnificat and Haydn's Theresianmesse. She was featured with the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra in Japan and sang for Pope John Paul II at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Ms. Diamond, a native New Yorker, has performed in the Evening of Chamber Music Series in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and has sung several American premieres of contemporary works. She has collaborated with the distinguished conductors Julius Rudel, John Fiore, Leon Botstein, and James Conlon. A versatile singer with a strong emphasis on acting based on the Stanislavsky method, she chooses roles according to the character's circumstances and temperment. Ms. Diamond has recently added the roles of Rosina and Santuzza to her repertoire. She begins 2009 appearing in Strauss' Elektra. Later on in the season she will perform her first Butterfly.
