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The soprano is recognized for her expression and exuberant performances, as well as for her radiant voice. She is making a wide and varied career on opera, concert and recital stages of the world. Other acclaim was just as impressive. The transition from musical theater to opera occurred shortly afterwards, when she was selected as a finalist for the metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Mis Blackwell's operatic and symphonic engagements have includied appearances under the batons of such renowned conductors as herbert Blomstedt, James Conlon, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Erich Kunzel, James Levine, Andrew Litton, Zdenek Macal, Kurt Masur, Trevor Pinnock, Anre Previn, Simon Rattle, Gerard Schwarz, Leonard Slatkin, and David Zinman.