Soprano

I am classically trained lyric soprano with a warm, rich voice.  I strive to portray the emotion and meaning of the song text through my performing.  I love performing as a soloist for community or professional events, in a recital or dramatic setting.   Please let me know if my voice, repertoire, or experience might suit your event or performance.

Myself (3rd from left) with the cast of "The Secret Marriage," April 2009

Myself after the UNC Concerto Competition Concert, March 2009

Reviews:

"Some might argue that a mezzo is preferable for [Carmen] but soprano Lindsey Hayek delivered the famous song with aplomb, beautifully accompanied by her sisters from the choir" - Women's Voices Chorus "Saints and Sinners" Concert, Classical Voice of North Carolina, May 2012

"The music included solo passages by Lindsey Hayek was moving, sad, tender, beautiful, and powerful" -Women's Voices Chorus "Return to Joy" Concert, Classical Voice of North Carolina, May 2011

"The fine voices of Lindsey Hayek and [name withheld] were a pleasure to hear; both singers were also able actors, " - Longleaf Opera's production of "New York Stories," Classical Voice of North Carolina, June 2009

"Lindsey [Hayek's] elegant performance..." - Concerto Competition Concert, Classical Voice of North Carolina, March 2009

Some examples of some repertoire I have been working on recently:

• Aaron Copeland's American Folk Songs for High Voice
• All Soprano solos from Handel's Messiah
• "Les Filles Des Cadix" by Leo Delibes
• "Semana Santa" from Turina's Canto a Sevilla
• "Vedrai, Carino" from Mozart's Don Giovanni 
• "Du Bist Die Ruh" by Franz Schubert
• "Deh Vieni, non tardar" from Le Nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart (reviving from high school study)

Choral works in which I have sung a significant solo include:

• Sang the part of Carmen in the Bizet's "Habanera" from Carmen, with Women's Voices Chorus, May 2012
• Sang Soprano I in "Mayn Rue Plats" trio, with Women's Voices Chorus, January 2012
• Sang soprano in quartet "Ecce tu pulchra es" at Women's Voices Chorus summer concert, July 2011
• Sang soprano solos in Cradle of Fire, with Women's Voices Chorus, May 2011
• Sang the role of Mama in Longleaf Opera's Production of Daron Hagen's New York Stories, June 2012
• Sang "Agnus Dei" solo in Vivaldi's Gloria, with UNC Chamber Singers, November 2008

Other examples of repertoire from my time as a voice major at UNC-Chapel Hill:

Senior (2008-2009)

• The role of Carolina in Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage
• "Flammende Rose" from Neun Deutsche Arien by G.F. Handel
• "Après un Reve," "Chanson 'Amour," "Automne" by Gabriel Faure
• "Plum Pudding," "Ox-tails," "Tavouk Gueunksis," "Rabbit at Top Speed" from Recipes by Leonard Bernstein
• "Porgi, amor" from Le Nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart
• Three pieces from Spanisches Liederbuch by Hugo Wolf
• "Las Fuenticitas del Parque," "El Fantasma," "La Giralda," by Joaquin Turina 
• I also performed these with UNC Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the Concerto Competition

Junior (2007-2008)

• The roles of Isabel + Cecilia in scenes from Zarzuelas Cubanas
• "I know that my Reedemer liveth" from Messiah by G.F. Handel
• "Mandoline" by Gabriel Faure, "Chanson triste" by Henri Duparc, "Fantoches" by Claude Debussy
• "L'amerò, sarò, costante" from Il Ré Pastore by W.A. Mozart
• "Preludios," "Dios mío, qué solos se quedan los muertos," "Olas gigantes" by Manuel de Falla
• "Far-Far-Away," "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening," "The Serpent," by Ned Rorem

Sophomore + Freshman (2005-2007)

• "Come, Ever Smiling Liberty" from Judas Maccabeus by G.F. Handel
• "Laudamus te" from Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi
• "Ma rendi pur contento" by Vincenzo Bellini
• "Fair Robin I Love" from Tartuffe by Kirke Mechem
• "I Hate Music" from Five Kid Songs for Soprano by Leonard Bernstein
• "The Moon and I" from The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan
• "Clair de lune" by Gabriel Faure
• "Die Forelle," "An Die Musik" by Franz Schubert

Examples of musical theatre experience and repertoire:

• "A Song That Goes Like This" from Spamalot (performed at UNC Music Camp Faculty recital, 2011)
• Assistant Music Director for My Fair Lady at Riverside High School in Durham (student-teaching in 2010)
• "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady, "All I  Ask Of You" from Phantom of the Opera,(performed at UNC Night of Music Theater, 2006)
• The Secret Garden, ensemble member, Enloe High School (2005)
• "I Won't Mind"from The Other Franklin, Enloe High School Senior Showcase (2005)
• "For Good" from Wicked, "No One is Alone,"from Into the Woods, "In My Own Little Corner" from Cinderella, High School Voice Recital (2005)
• "I Got the Sun in the Morning" from Annie, Get Your Gun, Enloe High School Cabaret (2003)