The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-20
WAVELETS
BY ED LEAMY

On January %, Regina Resnik,
21-year-old dramatic soprano, will
make her second bid for a Metro
politan Opera contract when she is
again soloist on the Sherwin- Will
liams metropolitan Opera Audi
tons of the Air"
Last year Miss Resnik, who was
one of the Additions contestants,
was chosen for the finals but when
the important day arrived she was
in Mexico City under contract to
the Opera Nacional and unable to
obtain leave Of absence. This year
she vows that if she is lucky enough
to make the finals again, nothing
will lure her out of New York.
Regina Resnik is that rare thing
"a native New Yorker. She began
singing seriously when she was at
the James Monroe High School,
where the school specially was the
Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in
which Regina sang lead roles. Hun
ter College came next and here, too
Regina sang in all concerts and in
operate productions and began
studying with Miss Rosalie Miller,
who has been her only vocal teacher.
She graduated from Hunter in 1912
with husic degree and made her
concert debut at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music In october, 1912.
Opera was Regina's goal and her
big chance came last season when,
as understudy for Lady Macbeth in
the New Opera Company produc-
ton OF Macbeth" she got her
chance to sing the role in the very
last performance She was imme-
diately signed for the spring season
at the Opera Naciopal in Mexico
City where she sang "Lenore" in
"Fidelio" adm 'Micaela" in Gar
men,. 1t was just at this time that
she was invited 10 sing In the finals
OF the Met Additions, but was IN.
able 10 return In time. Miss Resnik
has just completed q tour OF twenty
concerts In the Midwest and South
west and Is elated over having been
signed 10 appear at the New York
City Center project sponsored by
Mayor In Guardia,
For one 80 young, Miss Resnik's
operate repertoire Is extensive con-
slstIng OF more than fifteen major
roles Like all young singers with
operate ambitions her goal Is the
Metropolitan and she hopes 10 take
the first step towards II Sunday,
January 70, when she sings on the
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