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Ayana Haviv

SAG,  AGMA

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    Physical Characteristics:

    Gender: Female
    Height: 5' 5"
    Weight: 120 lbs.
    Hair: Brown
    Eyes: Brown
    Dress Size: 4
    Pant Size: 4
    Bust/Chest: 32"
    Waist: 27"
    Hips: 34"
    Body Type(s): Petite,  Slim
    Portrayable Age: 20 years - 36 years
    Portrayable Ethnicities: Albanian,  Arabian,  Armenian,  Australian,  British,  Caucasian/White,  European,  French,  German,  Greek,  Iranian,  Irish,  Israeli,  Italian,  Lebanese,  Lithuanian,  Middle Eastern,  Polish,  Romanian,  Russian,  Scottish,  Spanish,  Turkish
    Disability Information:

    Experience:

    Television
    Desire: Table for Three Solo voice Terry Cunningham
    Fashion House Solo voice Debrah LeMattre
    Commercial
    San Rafael Turkey Gospel singer (on-camera) Mexican television
    Film
    West Bank Story Solo voice (musical theater) Ari Sandel
    When Nietzsche Wept Solo voice, singing voice of Lou Salome Pinchas Perry
    Alpha Dog Ensemble voice (pop) Nick Cassavetes
    Richard III Solo voice (light classical, "ethnic") Scott Anderson
    The Third Nail Solo voice (light classical, Middle-Eastern) Kevin Lewis
    The Picture of Dorian Gray Ensemble voice (pop) David Rosenbaum
    Other
    Video game: James Bond: Quantum of Solace Solo voice (opera) Activision
    CD: Selections from Walt Disney Records (forthcoming) Solo voice (animation, musical theater) Walt Disney Records
    CD: Sun of Justice, Padilla Motets (WON 2007 GRAMMY) Ensemble voice Rubedo Canis Musica
    Video game: The Punisher Solo voice (opera) THQ
    Video game: Fight Night Ensemble voice EA Sports
    CD: Evening Wind: Choral Music of J.A.C. Redford Ensemble voice (contemporary classical) Clarion
    CD: BCBG/Max Azria LIVE Solo voice (Middle Eastern pop) BCBG/Max Azria
    CD: Nest E.P. Solo voice (indie rock) Nest
    CD: Soundtrack to musical "Plug" by Jon Kull and Steve Stajich Solo voice, role of Diane (musical theater) ASCAP
    CD: Song Cycle I by Sophie Cash-Goldwasser Solo voice (contemporary classical) The Colburn School
    CD: YomTov Solo voice (klezmer) Gamma Skupinsky
    CD: Superdevoiche Solo and ensemble voice (Bulgarian women's choral) Superdevoiche
    CD: Temple of the Air Solo voice (Jewish cantorial) Temple Shalom for the Arts
    CD: The Third Mother Solo voice (classical) Sharon Farber
    Stage
    Handel, Messiah Solo soprano Los Angeles Master Chorale, Walt Disney Concert Hall
    Die Vogel Third Swallow Los Angeles Opera
    Brahms, Ein Deutsches Requiem Solo soprano Concordia University MasterWorks Concert Series
    Los Angeles Opera Chorus Soprano, alto Los Angeles Opera
    Los Angeles Master Chorale Soprano Los Angeles Master Chorale
    Credits
    Official website (with complete vocal reel, many clips) http://www.ayanahaviv.com
    LinkedIn Profile (with recommendations) http://www.linkedin.com/in/ayanahaviv
    Actor Bio
    Grammy-winning soprano Ayana Haviv is a versatile and very experienced professional singer. Classically trained, Ayana is equally proficient in any style of pop, folk, musical theater, jazz, and "ethnic"-flavored film music.
     
    Ayana is a member and has been a soloist in LA Opera Chorus and LA Master Chorale, where she has sung everything from atonal 21st-century music to Anglican chant. Originally from Israel, she grew up singing Jewish music of all kinds, from klezmer to Middle Eastern. She has recorded as both a soloist and ensemble singer on film soundtracks by Aaron Zigman, Sharon Farber, Penka Kouneva, and Yuval Ron, as well as CDs for BCBG/Max Azria, the video games "Punisher", "Fight Night" and "James Bond: Quantum of Solace" by Christopher Lennertz and Timothy Michael Wynn, pop solos for various songwriters, and her own E.P. as part of Nest, her indie rock duo. Nest has had several successful television soundtrack placements: My13's "Desire" and "Fashion House," and MTV's "My Super Sweet 16." Ayana has been a member of choruses specializing in vocal jazz, South African folk music, college a cappella, Baroque and Renaissance music, and Bulgarian women's folk singing. Last year she won a Grammy as part of the local chamber chorus Cappella, which recorded a baroque choral album, "Padilla: Sun of Justice," that won for Best Small Ensemble Performance.
     
    Ayana is an excellent sightreader and is equally proficient and rapid in learning music by ear. She can blend like butter or provide a unique and beautiful lead spot. She can match tone and style, take musical direction well, speak both "composer" and "producer", and change styles at a moment's notice. She is also a charismatic live performer, and brings that energy with her into the studio.
     
    Specialties:
    Opera, art song, oratorio, boy soprano, atonal. Jazz, pop, rock, gospel, soul, R&B, country, musical theater. Slavic, African, Middle Eastern, Israeli, American, Jewish, Klezmer, Ladino, Bulgarian, & Yiddish folk music.
     
    Have sung & written songs in an alternative rock band for 10 years.
     
    Full resume, references, and long vocal reel available at www.ayanahaviv.com.

    Skills and Training:

    Special Skills
    Bowler, Chef, Interpreter, Skier-Snow, Swimmer, Yoga
    Languages
    Hebrew English , New York Accent Spanish
    Other Skills
    sightreading, whistling, songwriting, choral arrangement
    Professional Training/Education
    BA, UC Berkeley
    MA, UCLA
    Operaworks Intensive Summer Program, CSUN
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