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Graham Johnson Art Song Prize XXI Recipient
May 30-June 21, 2024
Claremont, California
Cara attends Songfest 2024 as the winner of the Graham Johnson Art Song Prize XXI,
where she will perform a recital curated, coached, and narrated by Graham Johnson on
June 7 in Lyman Hall at Pomona College. She will also perform in multiple other concerts, to be announced.
Summer Studio Artist
June 12-August 12, 2023
Cara performs the roles of Donna Anna and Contessa Almaviva in abridged productions of Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro at multiple Milwaukee venues throughout the summer. Cara is also a featured soloist on various concerts.
Featured Ensemble Member
March 18 & 19, 2023
Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Black Box
Cara Bender and Gayoung Park in Recital
May 6, 2022
The New England Conservatory of Music
Apprentice Artist
Summer 2021 & 2020
(2020 Season virtual due to COVID-19)
Cara covered the role of Masha in The Queen of Spades, and portrayed Judith (Bluebeard's Castle), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Alice Ford (Falstaff), and Female Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia) in scenes performances throughout the 2021 festival. She also appeard in the chorus of The Queen of Spades and Sweeney Todd, and was selected to sing Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) and Helmwige (Die Walküre) in the company's orchestrated concert in honor of Dr. Robert Larsen at the Des Moines Civic Center.
An Evening of Henri Duparc
April 12, 2024
The New England Conservatory of Music
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