Alicia Berneche is an American lyric coloratura soprano who has sung leading roles in operas throughout the United States.
Berneche was born in Kokomo, Indiana and went to Kokomo High School where she played violin and starred in school plays. Intending to major in Acting and Poetry Composition in college, a last-minute decision to take voice lessons changed her major mid-year to singing.
She studied voice with Vergene Miller, theatre, and poetry at DePauw University (1989–1993) and was the only voice major in her class. She then became the inaugural candidate for the Graduate Performance Diploma at the Peabody Institute (1993–1995), mentored by the late John Lehmeyer. She directly performed at Ohio Light Opera. She continued her professional training apprenticing at the Orlando Opera (1995), the joining the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists (1996–1998) in Chicago.
She performed frequently at Lyric Opera of Chicago, culminating in her popular and critical success as Daisy Buchanan in the second performance of John Harbison's The Great Gatsby after Dawn Upshaw bowed out of the production. She subsequently performed in the world premiere of Galileo Galilei by Philip Glass and Mary Zimmerman at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, and the Barbican Centre in London.
Berneche specializes in new music, performing and premiering works by Schulamit Ran, Aaron Jay Kernis, John Harbison, Hugo Weisgall, Philip Glass, Mathew Rosenblum, Lita Grier (b.1937), Robert Kritz, Luciano Berio, Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Drew Hemenger, Kirke Mechem, Richard Wargo, Michale John LaChiusa, Ricky Ian Gordon, Marc Blitzstein, Robert Ward, Arenski, Szymanowski, Arnold Schoenberg, and Jacob Druckman.
Alicia Berneche has sung in houses all over the United States, including Austin Lyric Opera, Arizona Opera, Kentucky Opera, Opera Pacific, Virginia Opera, Orlando Opera, Skylight Opera, Sarasota Opera, and has been on the roster of the New York Metropolitan Opera
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Some of their strengths
Alicia Berneche has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Loyal, Generous, Energetic, Courageous, Honest, Protective, and Selfless.
Smart and Hardworking
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Alicia Berneche is someone who is a smart, hardworking, reliable, and loyal person, who is detail-oriented and orderly, but also generous and optimistic. A person who sees life as a journey not a destination.
Passionate and Intense
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Alicia Berneche well know them as someone who can be passionate, proud, and intense, like the sun or a blazing fire.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Alicia Berneche as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Justice-seeking and Insightful
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Alicia Berneche is someone who tends to be intolerant of unfairness in life, and who has an uncanny ability to reveal the truth in any situation.
They are also someone who is confident and creative, and who has a love for starting new projects, inventing new things, and giving back to the community.
Patient and Perseverent
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Alicia Berneche tends to be someone who is patient, faithful, hardworking and persistent, and who wants to achieve a lot in life. Who tends to be rather private when it comes to expressing feelings, enjoys being independent and self-sufficient, and who is not afraid of any obstacle.
Some of Alicia Berneche's challenges
While Alicia Berneche has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Alicia Berneche can be Stubborn, Suspicious, Indecisive, Unrealistic, Idle, Impulsive, and Aggressive.
Suspicious and Stubborn
One of Alicia Berneche's key challenges is that they are someone who can be suspicious and stubborn.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Alicia Berneche is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Callous and Stubborn
Finally, Alicia Berneche also can come across as cold and unemotional, be too dismissive of others' opinions, and be overly suspicious, selfish and crafty.
