birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name
san jose , california , united states annabel jarman 17 october 1984 annabel jarman
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annabel jarman

annabel jarman is a mezzo-soprano opera singer , born in 1984 in california .
she graduated in 2008 with a bma in vocal performance and french from brigham young university -- idaho where she studied voice with kristine ciesinski and norman bailey .
jarman 's specialties include rossini and purcell .
she has crohn 's disease , an autoimmune disorder of the gastrointestinal system , and received a scholarship recognizing her fight against the disease .
she received a minimal level of internet notoriety in 2008 after michael phelps mentioned her name on his facebook page wall .
