Portland State Magazine Spring 2018

8 FANFARE AUDREY LUNA sang the highest note ever sung at the Metropolitan Opera last fall. She reached the A above high C as the character Leticia in Thomas Adès’s new opera, The Exterminating Angel . Adès composed the role for Luna ’01, who first sang it in Salzburg and London productions. Luna came to Adès’ attention when she sang the role of Ariel in his Shakespeare-based opera, The Tempest, performed at The Met in 2012. She received rave reviews for both her vocal and physical performances and won a Grammy for the recording. This summer, Luna is scheduled to sing in the opera Flight at the Des Moines Metro Opera and Carmina Burana with the Cleveland Orchestra. Reaching a high note at The Met