Deborah Voigt to Star in Glimmerglass ANNIE GET YOUR GUN in 2011

Opera singer Deborah Voigt is to play Annie Oakley in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at the 2011 Glimmerglass Opera Festival in Cooperstown, New York, the New York Times reports.  Although Voigt has previously performed musical theatre numbers in recital and has released a record of standards, most know her for her performances in Strauss and Wagner operas. 

Voigt told the Times, "This is sort of uncharted territory for me, which is what's exciting about it...It's daunting because it's going into a completely new area, and certainly not one my operatic fan base is used to seeing me in. Yeah, I may be putting a toe over the line. But that's what's in me...Debbie Voigt is more than just Strauss, Verdi and Wagner."

Rod Gilfry, who currently plays Emile de Becque in the national tour of SOUTH PACIFIC, will play Frank Butler in the Glimmerglass production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. 

Deborah Voigt's most famous roles include Isolde in TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Sieglinde in DIE WALKURE, Ariadne in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, and Salome in SALOME.  Voigt is known for her dramatic soprano voice. 

For more information about the Glimmerglass Opera Festival, visit www.glimmerglass.org.

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