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Praised for her "focused golden toned voice," American mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider is quickly gaining recognition for her extraordinary musicality and assured dramatic presence. The 2015-2016 season sees her return to Eugene Opera as Olga in *Eugene Onegin*, her debut with Florentine Opera as Prince Orlovsky in *Die Fledermaus*, Alma in *Persona* with Beth Morrison Projects, a series of concerts with Seraphic Fire, and Handel's *Messiah* with Augustana College. In the 2016-2017 season, she made her debut with Boston Lyric Opera as Doreen in *Greek*, and joined Apollo's Fire for Handel's *Messiah* and the Southwest Michigan Symphony for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Engagements for 2017-2018 include singing in recital with the 5 Boroughs Music Festival, Alma in *Persona* with LA Opera, Handel's *Messiah* with the Jacksonville Symphony, Angelina in *La Cenerentola* with Opera Orlando, and Speranza in *L'Orfeo* with Apollo's Fire.

Engagements for 2014-2015 included joining New World Symphony for de Falla's *El amor brujo*, the Louisiana Philharmonic for a Baroque Christmas, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic for Mozart's *Requiem*, and her role debut as Angelina in *La Cenerentola* with Opera Roanoke. In the summer of 2015, she sang Laurey in *Oklahoma!* with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. The 2013-2014 season featured returns to the New World Symphony for Britten's *Phaedra*, Nevada Opera as *Carmen*, and concerts with the Winter Park Bach Festival and Master Chorale of South Florida as well as her debut with the Castleton Festival as Zerlina in *Don Giovanni*. Ms. Crider also reprised her role of the English Teacher in *Paul's Case* with The Prototype Festival and returned to Seraphic Fire for multiple concerts.
