Mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato has brought versatility to both her singing and teaching careers. In her lengthy singing career, she has won many awards, including the Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions, Naumberg Prize in Chamber Music, the C.D. Jackson Prize at Tanglewood, and, most recently, Alumni Achievement Awards in the Vocal Field. Professionally, she has created leading roles for such companies as the New York City Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Kentucky Opera, Connecticut Grand Opera, Rochester Opera, and Opera San Jose. As a Concert and Oratorio Soloist, Fortunato has appeared internationally as a long-time member of the Bach Aria Group, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, St. Luke's Chamber Orchestra, New York's Musica Sacra, Boston Camerata, Rome's Bach Festival Orchestra, Telemann Chamber Orchestra of Japan, and Berlin's Spectrum Concerts, amongst many others. Her festival appearances are numerous, as are her singing engagements with major Symphony Orchestras, including the top 10 United States Symphonies. She has 40 CD's to her credit, including 8 premiere Handel opera recordings (amongst them, the Grammy-nominated "lmeneo"), and award-winning recordings of the songs of Amy Beach and Charles-Martin Loeffler. First performances have included works of John Harbison, Roger Sessions, Stephen Albert, Elliot Carter, Milton Babbit, Daniel Pinkham, and John Heiss, amongst others. Fortunato has conducted masterclasses and clinics throughout the U.S., especially as an expert in American 20th Century Music, Baroque Performance Practice, and Women Composers. Summers have included teaching assignments at Bach Aria Seminars at Stony Brook, NY, and Seminars at the Carmel Bach Festival, and the Mannes School of Music in NY. Her students presently are performing in prestigious Young Artist Programs, as well as extensively on the Concert and Opera Stages in the U.S. and abroad.