Valerie J Miller

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Valerie Miller, spinto soprano and actress, has performed extensively in opera, the concert and dramatic stage, recording, musical theater, film, and television.

Her opera roles include Violetta in “La Traviata,” Fiordiligi in “Cosi Fan Tutte,” Elizabetta in Amato Opera's “Don Carlo," and the Mother in “Amahl And The Night Visitors."

She has performed as solo soprano in San Francisco Symphony's concert “Cole Porter On Broadway,” with Bellflower Symphony, Golden West Opera, Los Angeles Music Theater Opera, Desert Opera, and Opera Pacific. Miller sang "Art Songs," a 2009 concert of original compositions for National Association of Composers/USA.

Her musical theater roles include Louisa in “The Fantasticks" and leads in “Evita,” “The Sound of Music,” and “The Music Man,” garnering 3 Woodminster Amphitheater Best Actress Awards.

Miller attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Manhattan School of Music, coached at Zurich Opera, and studied acting with Miss Stella Adler, Mary Carver, and William Chow of the Peking Opera.

Miller's recordings include her self titled solo album of songs and arias “Valerie," an operatic aria for Tom Cruise film “All The Right Moves," and her single "Angels," #6 worldwide on the New Age Vocals chart.

A Northern California resident, Miller has taught at Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Hollywood and currently teaches singing, voice, and acting in her private studio in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas.

She is a member of NACUSA, AGMA, Actors Equity, SAG/AFTRA and studies composition with Dr. Beverly Grigsby.
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