Makris was born in Sterling, Colorado, USA, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Music Performance from Adams State College.[1] Cynthia also has a degree in Interior Design from Palm Beach State College.
Opera Singer and Voice CoachEdit
Cynthia Makris brings 30 years of experience singing major operatic roles in the leading opera houses of the world to her voice coaching. Her vast repertoire ranges from bel canto to dramatic, from Bellini, Donizetti, and Mozart to Verdi, Richard Strauss, and Wagner. Her career brought her to the stages of the world, including La Scala, Covent Garden, and the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. She has lived and worked in nearly every country in Europe, as well as Japan, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Argentina. Makris has been praised not only for the beauty of her voice but also for the integrity, honesty, and depth of her portrayals of figures as diverse as Puccini’s fragile title heroine, Madama Butterfly, to Verdi’s Lady Macbeth or Strauss’ Salome, which she has performed over three hundred times on five continents.
Cynthia is multilingual and has sung in many languages. This, along with her knowledge of musical styles, makes her an ideal coach for the serious classical student. She also specializes in preparing young people for auditions and building the foundation for their vocal technique. Her students have been accepted into the prestigious Bak Middle School for the Arts and the Dreyfoos High School for the Arts, as well as receiving college scholarships to pursue degrees in vocal music.
Cynthia has been coaching singers since 2007. She has a B.A. in Music Performance and is a certified life coach and master practitioner of NLP. She is a very demanding teacher and expects her students to have a high demand of themselves. Understanding that the voice is a very intimate part of a person’s makeup, she is also very compassionate and positive and always on the side of the student, empowering at all times. Ms. Makris teaches a natural and healthy approach to developing the voice, using the body’s own resonance chambers. It is especially important for children, whose voices are still developing, to learn a natural style of singing which will support the still maturing voice and not put unnecessary strain on the vocal chords. Classical Italian techniques uncover the natural beauty of each voice. The goal is an instrument which is integrated in all registers, which is capable of a wide variety of expression and has both power and beauty throughout.
Life CoachEdit
Cynthia is a Chopra® Certified Instructor of Primordial Sound Meditation, a Certified Facilitator of Access Consciousness®, a Reiki Master and a Neurolinguistic Programming Master Practitioner.
CareerEdit
Makris has sung major soprano roles at La Scala and the Royal Opera House, the Finnish National Opera and many other opera houses. She has performed in Europe, South America, and Asia. Her repertoire ranges from coloratura to dramatic roles including the title role in Salome by Richard Strauss.[1] For Opera Queensland she sang Abigaille in Verdi's Nabucco in 2007 and Turandot in 2008.
Her first professional role was as Tosca with the Denver Lyric Opera Company.
She received an award in 1982 from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia for her performance of the three heroines in The Tales of Hoffmann.[2]
She was Artist of the Year of the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2006, an award for her contribution to the festival since 1993, when she sang Lady Macbeth in Ralf Långbacka [fi]'s televised production of Verdi's opera.[3][4]
Personal lifeEdit
Cynthia is married to Finnish tenor, Raimo Sirkiä and has a son, Pete Makris, who lives in Colorado. She lives in Florida, USA, and in Helsinki, Finland.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Cynthia Makris news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cynthia Makris born 1956 is an American soprano opera singer as well as a voice and empowerment coach On the water in Florida Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Opera Singer and Voice Coach 3 Life Coach 4 Career 5 Awards 6 Personal life 7 Repertoire 8 References 9 External linksEarly life and education EditMakris was born in Sterling Colorado USA and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Music Performance from Adams State College 1 Cynthia also has a degree in Interior Design from Palm Beach State College Opera Singer and Voice Coach EditCynthia Makris brings 30 years of experience singing major operatic roles in the leading opera houses of the world to her voice coaching Her vast repertoire ranges from bel canto to dramatic from Bellini Donizetti and Mozart to Verdi Richard Strauss and Wagner Her career brought her to the stages of the world including La Scala Covent Garden and the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires She has lived and worked in nearly every country in Europe as well as Japan Singapore Australia Brazil Chile Mexico and Argentina Makris has been praised not only for the beauty of her voice but also for the integrity honesty and depth of her portrayals of figures as diverse as Puccini s fragile title heroine Madama Butterfly to Verdi s Lady Macbeth or Strauss Salome which she has performed over three hundred times on five continents Cynthia is multilingual and has sung in many languages This along with her knowledge of musical styles makes her an ideal coach for the serious classical student She also specializes in preparing young people for auditions and building the foundation for their vocal technique Her students have been accepted into the prestigious Bak Middle School for the Arts and the Dreyfoos High School for the Arts as well as receiving college scholarships to pursue degrees in vocal music Cynthia has been coaching singers since 2007 She has a B A in Music Performance and is a certified life coach and master practitioner of NLP She is a very demanding teacher and expects her students to have a high demand of themselves Understanding that the voice is a very intimate part of a person s makeup she is also very compassionate and positive and always on the side of the student empowering at all times Ms Makris teaches a natural and healthy approach to developing the voice using the body s own resonance chambers It is especially important for children whose voices are still developing to learn a natural style of singing which will support the still maturing voice and not put unnecessary strain on the vocal chords Classical Italian techniques uncover the natural beauty of each voice The goal is an instrument which is integrated in all registers which is capable of a wide variety of expression and has both power and beauty throughout Life Coach EditCynthia is a Chopra Certified Instructor of Primordial Sound Meditation a Certified Facilitator of Access Consciousness a Reiki Master and a Neurolinguistic Programming Master Practitioner Career EditMakris has sung major soprano roles at La Scala and the Royal Opera House the Finnish National Opera and many other opera houses She has performed in Europe South America and Asia Her repertoire ranges from coloratura to dramatic roles including the title role in Salome by Richard Strauss 1 For Opera Queensland she sang Abigaille in Verdi s Nabucco in 2007 andTurandotin 2008 Her first professional role was as Tosca with the Denver Lyric Opera Company Awards EditMakris won the Metropolitan Opera Regional award for young singers as well the San Francisco Opera Regional award two consecutive years during her graduate studies in vocal performance at the University of Colorado at Boulder She received an award in 1982 from the German state of North Rhine Westphalia for her performance of the three heroines in The Tales of Hoffmann 2 She was Artist of the Year of the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2006 an award for her contribution to the festival since 1993 when she sang Lady Macbeth in Ralf Langbacka fi s televised production of Verdi s opera 3 4 Personal life EditCynthia is married to Finnish tenor Raimo Sirkia and has a son Pete Makris who lives in Colorado She lives in Florida USA and in Helsinki Finland Repertoire EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Cynthia Makris news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Composer Opera RoleItalian composersBellini Norma NormaDonizetti Anna Bolena AnnaLucia di Lammermoor LuciaGiordano Andrea Chenier MaddalenaLeoncavallo La boheme MimiPuccini La fanciulla del West MinnieMadama Butterfly Cio Cio SanManon Lescaut ManonTosca ToscaTurandot TurandotVerdi Aida AidaUn ballo in maschera AmeliaFalstaff AliceLa forza del destino LeonoraLuisa Miller LuisaMacbeth Lady MacbethNabucco AbigailleOtello DesdemonaLa traviata ViolettaIl trovatore LeonoraZandonai Francesca da Rimini FrancescaGerman composersBeethoven Fidelio LeonoreBerg Lulu LuluWozzeck MarieBrand Maschinist Hopkins NellSpohr Faust KunigundeRichard Strauss Arabella ArabellaAriadne auf Naxos NajadeDie Frau ohne Schatten Die KaiserinDer Friedenstag MariaElektra ElektraSalome SalomeWagner Der fliegende Hollander SentaDie Meistersinger von Nurnberg EvaDas Rheingold FreiaTannhauser Elisabeth VenusWeber Der Freischutz AgatheWeill Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny JennyAustrian composersKorngold Die tote Stadt Marie MariettaKrenek Jonny spielt auf AnitaMozart Don Giovanni Donna Anna Donna ElviraDie Entfuhrung aus dem Serail ConstanzeLe nozze di Figaro La ContessaDie Zauberflote PaminaSchreker Irrelohe EvaJohann Strauss Die Fledermaus RosalindeDer Zigeunerbaron SaffiFrench composersOffenbach Les contes d Hoffmann Antonia Olympia GiuliettaAmerican composersMoore The Ballad of Baby Doe Elizabeth Baby DoeCzech composersSmetana The Bartered Bride MarieReferences Edit a b International Who s Who in Classical Music 2003 Routledge p 496 ISBN 978 1 85743 174 2 Forderpreis des Landes Nordrhein Westfalen fur junge Kunstlerinnen und Kunstler Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine in German Cynthia Makris Artist of the Year Macbeth TV 1993 at IMDbExternal links EditOfficial website Cynthia Makris at IMDbPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Opera nbsp This article about an American opera singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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