Courteney Wilds

Female
Location: Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA
Ethnicity
Black / African Descent
Age Range
44 - 50
Height
5' 8" (1m 73cm)
Weight
185lbs (84kg)
Hair Colour
Brown
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Large

Overview

Ethnicity
Black / African Descent
Age Range
44 - 50
Height
5' 8" (1m 73cm)
Weight
185lbs (84kg)
Hair Colour
Brown
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Large

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    2012864951

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Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2014 Voice Teacher
Music & Singing
The Classical Voice Company
2013 Solo Recital
Music & Singing
The Classical Voice Company
2012 Soloist
Music & Singing
Manalpan Arts Council
2012 Assistant Director
Music & Singing
Regina Opera, NY
2011 Solo Recital
Music & Singing
The Classical Voice Company
2009 Opera
Music & Singing
Hudson Opera Theater, NY
2008 Opera
Music & Singing
Regina Opera, NY
2007 Opera
Music & Singing
Regina Opera, NY
2007 Opera
Music & Singing
New York City Opera

Education

Year Qualification Where
1994 MBA in Marketing Rutgers Business School
1989 Biology/Premed Hampton University

About me

Metropolitan Opera Soprano, Martina Arroyo describes Courteney Lynn Wilds as possessing a solid, expressive voice capable of many colors and a talented actress with excellent stage presence and personal charisma. Ms. Wilds’ variety of styles, show her consistent vocal command, musical integrity and dramatic force. After her operatic debut with Regina Opera as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera, Nino Pantano of The Italian Voice described her as having a round middle voice, soaring top and a lower extension that would indicate a much needed Verdi soprano in the making. Continuing her tenure with Regina Opera, Ms. Wilds performed the title role in Tosca also to critical acclaim. Her other roles include Leonora from La Forza del Destino, Madame Lidoine from Dialogues des Carmélites, Elisabeth from Tannhaüser, Elsa from Lohengrin, and the title roles from Aida, Manon Lescaut, Vanessa and Ariadne auf Naxos.

Equally at home in concert repertoire, Ms. Wilds has been the featured soprano soloist since 2003 for performances of the Messiah and The Seven Last Words of Christ with the New Jersey Conference Choir of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She has also participated in concerts of operatic scenes at both Merkin and CAMI Halls, performed numerous solo recitals and has been the featured soloist for various non-profit organizations, include the American Diabetes Association and the Manalapan Arts Council.

Ms. Wilds’ training has been varied working with some of opera’s leading instructors including Diana Soviero, Enza Ferrari and Bernard Uzan. She’s studied voice with Judith Coen and Arthur Levy and been directed by Linda Lehr, Jay Michaels, Lucinda Winslow and Elizabeth Micari. She holds a BA in Biology/Pre-Med from Hampton University and an MBA in Marketing from Rutgers Business School. She’s a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA).

Skills

Languages Spoken English
Dance Styles Ballroom, Tango
Vocal Types Soprano
Singing Styles Jazz/Blues, Opera
Organisations / Memberships AGMA (US)