Linda Carter

Linda Carter, soprano, has performed on both the east and west coasts. A native of Philadelphia, she received her Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N .J . She made her professional debut in Spoleto, Italy as Chloe in Tchaikovsky's opera The Queen of Spades when she was called upon to replace an ill soprano. While living in the East she was an active recita1ist in art and sacred song, opera, and as an oratorio soloist in works including the Poulenc Gloria, Handel's Messiah, and numerous- Bach cantatas.

Since relocating to central California, Mrs. Carter has been a featured soloist with the Modesto Symphony in the Mozart Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah and the Vivaldi Gloria, the Modesto Junior College Orchestra in Bach's Wedding Cantata # 202, the Masterworks Chorus in Schubert's Mass in A flat and the Bach Magnificat as well as Opera roles with the MJC Opera Theater and the Modesto Performing Arts Association.  With the Columbia College Community Chorus she has been soprano soloist in Schuhert's Mass in G, Mozart's Mass in F, the Haydn  Lord Nelson Mass and Vivaldi's Chamber Mass. In June of 1999 she sang the soprano solos in The Creation by Haydn with a consortium of Modesto area choirs and orchestra.

Mrs. Carter has given numerous solo and duet recitals with her husband tenor John Carter . She performs regularly with the Sonora Bach Festival, the St. James Concert Series, and the Sonora Opera Guild. Her awards include the Thompson Scholar Award for vocal and academic excellence, second place in the Northern California V.O.C.E. competition and third place in the Metropolitan Opera District Auditions.