Background
Of African-American ancestry, she grew up with Black music, and at age 8 began to sing in the church choir of the New Sunrise Baptist Church, where her grandfather Cranford Moore was a pastor.
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Education
Moore first studied gospel and jazz, until one of her teachers at the University of North Texas convinced her to study classical music She continued as a student of Bill Schuman at the Academy of Vocal Arts, in Philadelphia, where she graduated in 2005.
Career
In her youth, she sang in the Texas All-State Choir. Moore made her debut in 1998 at the Palm Beach Opera in West Palm Beach, and was engaged as a student in the same year at the Houston Ebony Opera. In New York City, Moore attracted critical praise for her 2008 performance with the Opera Orchestra of New York in Puccini"s Edgar.
In March 2012, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut as a late replacement for Violeta Urmana on short notice as Aïda in a live broadcast.
Moore is featured on commercial recordings of the Mahler Symphony Number 2 (Deutsche Grammophon 0289 474 5942 2) and of Verdi"s Macbeth (sung in English, Chandos CHAN 3180(2)). In January 2016, Moore performed for the newly revived New York City Opera in Puccini"s Tosca at the Rose Theater in Lincoln Center.
In April 2016, she is scheduled to sing the role of Cio-Cio San in the San Diego Opera"s performance of Puccini"s Madama Butterfly. 2000: Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions.
Achievements
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2000: Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions 2002: first prize for soprano at the Licia Albanese Puccini Competition 2002: first prize and audience award "Internationalen Gesangswettbewerbs der italienischen Oper Dresden", Germany 2003: first prize and audience award at Concours International d"Opéra in Marseille 2003: special prize "Kammeroper der Internationalen Hans Gabor Belvedere Gesangswettbewerbe" 2005: Richard Tucker Foundation Grant.
