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Lisa Harer de Calvo, Assistant Conductor, Music Director, Pianist
Lisa Harer de Calvo is a freelance opera coach and pianist in the Philadelphia area. She previously resided in South Florida where, for seven seasons,
she was the Head Coach of the Florida Grand Opera Young Artist
Studio. Since relocating to this area, she has worked with the Opera Company
of Philadelphia, where she has been Musical Assistant and Titles Operator
for productions of La Périchole, La Traviata, Il trovatore, Die Fledermaus,
Un ballo in maschera, La bohème, Falstaff, Rigoletto, Hänsel und
Gretel and Norma.
She was also Rehearsal Pianist for OperaDelaware's productions of The
Mikado, a double-bill of The Medium and The Telephone as well as Gianni
Schicchi. She also played Celeste and Organ in the OperaDelaware orchestra
for Turandot and piano for The Telephone and The Medium.
Most recently Ms. Harer de Calvo has served as Assistant Music Director
for ConcertOPERA Philadelphia's 2008 production of Auber's Fra Diavolo
and rehearsal pianist/orchestra keyboard for OperaDelaware's 2008 production
of Mark Adamo's Little Women. She also has worked with the Delaware
Symphony, playing Celeste in the Classical Concert Series and Piano
in the Youth Explorer Concert Series.
She has also served as Musical Assistant and Pianist for the Philadelphia
Kantorei, assisting in the preparation of choruses for the Pennsylvania Ballet
and was a guest artist at Augusta Opera for their 2002 production of
Faust.
Ms. Harer de Calvo has also worked as coach and accompanist at the Curtis
Institute of Music, The New Jersey Opera Theater and Elysium Concert
Opera. Her international credits include masterclasses for the Compañía
Lírica Nacional de Costa Rica and a 2002 concert tour of the Adriatic with
the Florida Grand Opera.
She, along with her husband José Calvo, will be presenting Masterclasses at
the Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, in March of 2009.
Ms. Harer de Calvo has been on the Music Faculties of The New England
Conservatory of Music, where she also received her Master's Degree in
Vocal Accompaniment, and the Opera Institute at Boston University. She
lives in Lansdowne, PA, with her husband José, where she maintains a private
coaching studio of professional opera singers.
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