
About Me
An absolutely huge voice that is crystal clear.
Active soloist in opera, concert and musical theatre
Regular gigs: LA Opera EduCom, Central City Opera, Denver Art Song Project, Inside the Orchestra
Teaching appointments: Ithaca College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Denver School of the Arts, CCM Prep Department
Member of AGMA and NATS
Hobbies include Taiko, Koto, Shamisen, Food and Travel
Biography
Soprano Margaret Ozaki Graves is active in opera, concert and musical theatre. Since 2016, Margaret's debuted at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opera Steamboat, Arizona Opera, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic and Aurora Symphony, and has appeared with the Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua, the Denver Municipal Band and Inside the Orchestra.
Margaret is a soloist and teaching artist for LA Opera's EduCom, a Central City Opera Touring Artist, a guest artist with Denver Art Song Project and an acting co-manager of Opera on Tap Colorado.
Favorite roles include Mimi in LA BOHEME, Lauretta in GIANNI SCHICCHI, Lilli Vanessi in KISS ME, KATE, Jenny in COMPANY and Suzy in WINTER WONDERETTES. As a member of Ars Nova Singers, Margaret was soloist in the world premiere of Granelli and Togni's WARRIOR SONGS at e-town in Boulder. She sang the workshop performances and recording of Jarrod Radnich's new musical MACAW and premiered as Atalantea in Luminous Thread's QUEEN VICTORIA'S FLOATING GARDEN OF SECRETS AND NATURAL WONDERS, a steam punk opera. During the summer of 2015, Margaret was a jump-in artist in Weimar, Germany.
Margaret is an alumna of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM: DMA & MM) and Lawrence University (BM). She recently completed a sabbatical as Assistant Professor of Voice at Ithaca College (Spring 2018) and was Guest Instructor in Voice at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Fall 2017). Currently, she is a Guest Artist at Denver School of the Arts. She’s taught applied voice at CCM Prep Department, Lawrence Academy of Music and Sera Schools Music Programs, where she served as a director at the area and regional levels. Margaret's work on Japanese Lyric Diction was published in the NATS Journal of Singing and presented at and Ithaca College's Voice Intensive. Her research on Japanese vocal chamber music was presented at the Midwest Conference for East Asian Studies at Miami University. Margaret has written for AGMAzine and is a current contributing author for Japanese American cultural publications.
Raised in Golden, Colorado, Margaret was three-time prize winner in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition. Prior to college, Margaret was a professional Japanese taiko drummer, appearing at EPCOT Center (Disney World) and across the country as a member of One World Taiko and Mirai Daiko, an all-female ensemble that she co-founded. She holds ten-year teaching certificates in koto and shamisen from the Miyagi School and performed Japanese chamber music with Rocky Mountain Sankyoku in Boulder, Colorado.
Gigs
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February 2019
- Feb 13, 2019 Shakespeare in Love
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December 2018
- Dec 7, 2018 Religious Art Songs and Carols
- Dec 5, 2018 Religious Art Songs and Carols
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October 2018
- Oct 14, 2018 Dvorak Mass in D
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June 2018
- Jun 23, 2018 Cherry Blossom Festival
- Jun 16, 2018 LA Opera Presents
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May 2018
- May 20, 2018 Guest Soloist at Nativity of Our Lord
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April 2018
- Apr 29, 2018 West Side Story in Concert: Bernstein at 100
- Apr 28, 2018 West Side Story: Bernstein at 100
- Apr 17, 2018 Central City Opera Touring Artist Private Concert
- March 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 5, 2018 After Dinner Mint: A Faculty Showcase
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December 2017
- Dec 24, 2017 Mozart: Missa Solemnis in C, K. 337
- Dec 1, 2017 Outsiders by Denver Art Song Project
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October 2017
- Oct 29, 2017 Aurora Symphony Orchestra Fall Masterworks Concert
- Oct 7, 2017 Operetta Jukebox: Loveland Opera Theatre
- September 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 2, 2017 Gianni Schicchi
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July 2017
- Jul 22, 2017 Guest Soloist with Denver Municipal Band at Harvey Park Fireworks
- Jul 15, 2017 Guest Soloist with Denver Municipal Band
- Jul 8, 2017 Guest Soloist with Denver Municipal Band
- Jul 7, 2017 Guest Soloist with Denver Municipal Band
- Jul 4, 2017 Guest Soloist with Denver Municipal Band
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June 2017
- Jun 4, 2017 Stanford Mass in B-flat
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May 2017
- May 16, 2017 Collab '17: Denver Art Song Project and The Boxwood Ensemble
- May 14, 2017 Members Only Mother's Day Brunch
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April 2017
- Apr 23, 2017 Music at Four Seasons for Soprano, Flute and Guitar: Free Concert in Wheat Ridge
- Apr 9, 2017 An Evening of Song!
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March 2017
- Mar 19, 2017 PEER GYNT: Colorado Springs Philharmonic
- Mar 18, 2017 PEER GYNT: Colorado Springs Philharmonic
- Mar 18, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: History Colorado
- Mar 18, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: History Colorado
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February 2017
- Feb 28, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: CU South Denver
- Feb 28, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: CU South Denver
- Feb 26, 2017 Arias at Avo's: Arias, Songs, and One Acts
- Feb 25, 2017 MINI FESTIVAL OF MINI OPERAS: An evening of Bite-Sized Opera
- Feb 24, 2017 Mini Festival of Mini Operas: An Evening of Bite-Sized Opera
- Feb 23, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: Boulder JCC
- Feb 23, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: Boulder JCC
- Feb 18, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: History Colorado
- Feb 18, 2017 Inside the Orchestra's Tiny Tots Winter Tour: History Colorado
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January 2017
- Jan 28, 2017 – Feb 5, 2017 Madama Butterfly: Arizona Opera
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