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Actress
Age: 33
Bio: From the first time she
saw the musical "Annie" at the
age of 9, Valdes knew the sta-
ge was where she wanted to
be. Growing up in Connecti-
cut, she was immersed in the
performing arts, singing in
vocal competitions and with
various choral groups, as well
as auditioning for and perfor-
ming in several musicals at
school and in her community.
At the Boston Conservatory
she pursued a degree in vocal
performance with an opera
emphasis. After college, she
relocated to New York where
she has continued her career
as a professional singer and
actress, working as a freelan-
ce soloist for special events
and churches and traveling to
perform in theatrical produc-
tions throughout the country
and abroad.
As an actress, she has tou-
red throughout the United
States, Canada and Singapo-
re. Valdes recently returned to
New York City after two years
of traveling and performing
in the United States and Ca-
nada in the NETworks North
American tour of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's "The Sound of
Music."
In addition to performing,
she has served as an associate
director, music director and
vocal coach for various pro-
ductions. She was a teaching
artist with the Bushnell Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts'
Musical Explorers program,
created in conjunction with
the Weill Music Institute at
Carnegie Hall, which intro-
duces different musical gen-
res to elementary school stu-
dents. She also maintains an
active voice studio, providing
vocal technique and music
fundamentals training to stu-
dents of all skill levels in New
York City.
Most recently she starred
as Divonne Bruder in the new
Off-Broadway musical "The
Green Room" at the American
Theatre of Actors in New York
City.
Ariana Valdes
Life is a song
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"L
ife is not a dress rehearsal.
The curtain is up and you are
on, so get out there & give it your
best shot!"
(Unknown)
