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My name is Chinwe Enu, professional opera singer in training, and this blog is mostly about my singing experiences, even though I will talk about random things as I feel like it! For my official bio, keep reading!!
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BIOGRAPHY

Young soprano Chinwe Enu is rapidly garnering acclaim for her beautiful voice and captivating stage presence. In June 2007 she made her African debut with a recital of arias and art song with the MUSON Center Orchestra at the MUSON Center in Lagos, Nigeria. Following her concert, she was praised by the Nigerian press for her “almost flawless sound” and “superior talent.”

On June 25, 2006, Ms. Enu made her American debut as a soprano soloist at the annual summer concert of the Heritage Signature Chorale, a concert choir hailed by the Washington Post for its “spectacular vocal polish.” Ms. Enu’s notable past performances include a role as Saffi in Der Zigeunerbaron in concert in Graz, Austria with the American Institute of Musical Studies Festival Orchestra. She has performed roles in Italy and in Salzburg, Austria and has also sung several roles with the Washington, DC Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society: Edith in The Pirates of Penzance, The Duchess in The Gondoliers, and Buttercup in HMS Pinafore. Ms. Enu’s recent engagements included a series of July 2007 performances as part of the Fringe Festival in downtown Washington, DC.

A native of Enugu State, Nigeria, Ms. Enu attended Corona Primary School and Atlantic Hall Secondary School in Lagos. When she was fifteen, she journeyed to the United States where she completed secondary school at Phillips Exeter Academy. While at Exeter, she participated in the world-renowned Tanglewood Institute Young Artist Vocal program. She received her B.A. from Vassar College where she won the Vassar College Orchestra Concerto competition. She continued her musical studies at the prestigious Oberlin program in Urbania, Italy.

In the summers of 2002 and 2003, Ms. Enu traveled to Salzburg, Austria to study with international opera diva Grace Bumbry. In 2006, she was selected to attend the American Institute of Musical Studies opera training program in Graz, Austria. There, she worked with notable names in the opera world, including leading dramatic soprano Gabriella Lechner of the Vienna Staatsoper.

Ms. Enu balances her passionate career as a singer with her training as an attorney. She received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and the state of California. Ms. Enu studies voice with renowned Metropolitan Opera lyric soprano Carmen Balthrop and is currently pursuing her music studies full-time by attending the University of Maryland School of Music.

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