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Alumna Performs in NYC Opera

Former Hallstead, Pennsylvania resident, Amy Rood, will perform her New York City opera debut in the comic operetta Die Fledermaus, composed by Johann Strauss, from March 5th through the 8th. Ms. Rood will sing the role of one of the main characters, Rosalinda. The performance is produced by Opera Manhattan and will be held at The Players Theater, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Ticket information is available at www.operamanhattan.com

Amy is the daughter of Therese Stukas-Quigg of Montrose, PA and Jack Rood of Apalachin, NY. She graduated from Blue Ridge High School in New Milford, PA in 2000 where she studied with music teachers Nino Bennici and Jeff Burkett and also took voice lessons from Sarah Turner Williams and flute lessons from Georgetta Maiolo and Elizabeth Updike. During that time she competed at the state and national levels for vocal and musical performance. She was also a member of the Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra. Amy earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia and has worked with terminally ill patients as a Board Certified Music Therapist. She has performed in various venues throughout Europe and America and is currently studying voice with Nancy Stokes Milnes. Ms. Rood’s website is available at www.AmyMarieRood.com