Kim
Shahbazian

Performance Resume
Opera/Operetta *fully staged **fully staged with orchestra
Carmen** Carmen Madrid Theater, Center Stage Opera
La Traviata** Flora Madrid Theater, Center Stage Opera
Ruddigore* Mad Margaret Sierra Madre Playhouse
A Midsummer Night’s Dream** Oberon Ohrstrom-Bryant Theater, Shenandoah Conservatory
Così fan tutte* Dorabella Loudoun Lyric Opera
Die Fledermaus* Prince Orlofsky Loudoun Lyric Opera
Madame Butterfly** Suzuki Fulton Opera House, Lancaster Opera
The Marriage of Figaro** Cherubino Fulton Opera House, Lancaster Opera
Madame Butterfly** Cousin Sunoco Theater, Harrisburg Opera Association
The Magic Flute** 3rd Spirit Fulton Opera House, Lancaster Opera
Patience** Lady Jane Capitol Opera Harrisburg
Paganini* Bella Sunoco Theater, Harrisburg Opera Association
Friends and Dinosaurs Peter Lancaster Opera
HMS Pinafore** Buttercup Manchester College Theater
Hänsel and Gretel** Hänsel Huntingdon Area Theater
Indianapolis Opera Chorus** Featured Chorus (2 years) Clowes Hall, Indianapolis Opera
Indianapolis Opera Ensemble Mezzo Alternate (2 years) Indianapolis Opera
Music Theater **fully staged with orchestra
Romance: From Broadway to Lincoln Center Mary Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun Lyric Opera
Archy and Mehitabel** Mehitabel Manchester College Theater
The Pajama Game** Brenda Civic Theater of Indianapolis
Entertainment
The Charles Dickens Carolers Alto (2 seasons) Los Angeles, CA
The Tim Brickley Quintet Jazz Vocalist (2 years) Indianapolis, IN
The Raystown Players Cast Member (3 seasons) Lake Raystown Resort, PA
Orchestral/Oratorio
Handel-Messiah Alto Soloist Calvary Presbyterian of South Pasadena
Bach-St. Matthew Passion Alto Soloist St. John’s Episcopal of McLean
Bizet and Saint-Saen - Arias Guest Artist Hershey Theater, Hershey Symphony Orchestra
Handel-Messiah Alto Soloist Lebanon Choral Society
Saint-Saens-Christmas Oratorio Alto Soloist Lancaster Sacred Heart of Jesus
Bach-Magnificat Alto Soloist The Susquehanna Chorale
Honegger-King David Alto Soloist Messiah Choral Arts Society
Mendelssohn-Elijah Alto Soloist Lebanon Choral Society
Mahler-Songs of a Wayfarer Guest Artist Manchester Symphony Orchestra
Professional Choral
Calvary Presbyterian Chancel Choir Section Leader/Vocal Coach South Pasadena, CA 2011-present
South Pasadena Community Choir Section Leader/Vocal Coach South Pasadena, CA 2011-present
Charles Dickens Carolers Alto Los Angeles, CA 2012- 2013
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Alto Washington D.C. 2010-2011
Christ’s Episcopal Church Section Leader Winchester, VA 2008 - 2010
Indianapolis Opera Chorus Alto Indianapolis, IN 1994-1996
Television/Recording
Enter the Light of Life Soloist Aired nationally on CBS
Matheus Poli: To Thyself Be True, CD Soloist Antimatter Productions
Enter the Light of Life, CD and DVD Soloist Brethren Press
Classics for All Seasons, CD Guest Artist Hershey Symphony Orchestra
Wondrous Love, CD Alto Susquehanna Chorale
Education/Training
M.M. Voice Performance, Shenandoah Conservatory – May 2008
B.S. Music Education, Lebanon Valley College – May 2001
Private Voice: Gabriel Reoyo-Pazos, Reid Bruton, Judith Natalucci, Charlotte Aiosa,
Marriane Casiello, Thomas Houser, Beverly Rinaldi, Jerry Yonkman, John Planer
Ballroom Dance: Kirill Gorjatsev, Frank Regan
Acting: Wayne Dvorak Acting Studio
Special Skills
Performance level ballroom dance (including: waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha cha, rumba, bolero,
salsa, samba, hustle, and swing)●guitar and piano proficient●10 years experience in choral directing
and professional choral performance ●experience with musical directing, stage directing and
choreography





