Taylor Lynn Kurilew
Voice Type: Soprano
Height: 5'4
Hair Color: Blonde
Eyes Color: Green
Location: Central, NJ
Opera
Dialogues of the Carmelites, Montclair State/Rutgers Opera 2013/2017
+Carmelite
Trial By Jury, Light Opera of New Jersey 2015
-Plantiff
Lakmé, Opera at Rutgers University 2015
+Miss Ellen
The Threepenny Opera, Rutgers University 2014
+Polly
Hansel and Gretel, Montclair State University 2012
Musical Theatre
Ensemble/Mama, Fiddler on the Roof-Plays in the Park, Edison, NJ
Ensemble, Evita-Plays in the Park, Edison, NJ
Ensemble, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the
State Theatre NJ, Dec. 2019
High School:
Julie Jordan, Carousel
Marian The Librarian, The Music Man
Emma Carew, Jekyll and Hyde
Meg Boyd, Damn Yankees
Miss. Krumholtz, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
*Gretel
Albert Herring, Montclair State University 2011
+Emmie
Le Nozze di Figaro, Montclair State University 2010
*Susanna
Falstaff, Montclair State University 2010
*Nannetta
Carmen, Montclair State University 2010
*Mercédès
The Old Maid and the Thief, Montclair State University 2009
*Laetitia
*Indicates Partial Role + Indicates Complete Role – Indicates Cover
Concert Work
Soprano Soloist, Faure's Requiem, May 2023
Chorister, Mahler 3, NJSO/Montclair State Chorale, 2023
Chorister/Soloist, with Eric Whitacre, DCNY, David Griffen Hall, 2023
Chorister, Carmina Burana, Music in the Somerset Hills, 2022
Ensemble, Hugh Jackman Tour, *1 Performance, Prudential Center, 2019
Soprano Soloist, Mozart’s Requiem NJ Conservatory, 2019
Soloist, Ceremony of Carols, Rise Up Chorus, 2018
Chorister, Mahler-Symphony No. 3 w/NJSO/Montclair State Chorale, 2011
Chorister, Carmina Burana Opera New Jersey Chorus, 2010
Chorister, Duruflé Requiem/Poulenc’s Gloria, Summit Music Festival, 2010
Chorister, Verdi’s Requiem NJSO/Montclair State Chorale, 2010
Special Skills: Irish Dancer, Violin, Moderate Piano, Ukulele
Education and Teaching
Teachers
Lauran Corson (Current)
Nancy Gustafson
(Rutgers, MM)
Michael Paul
Lorraine Ernest
Anastasia Swope
Coaches
April Kuhr (Current)
Mary Pinto
Barbara Gonzales- Palmer
Hayk Grigoryan
Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, MM in Voice Performance, 2019
Montclair State University B. Mus. in Music Education/Voice, 2013
Elementary K-5 Music/Choral Director, Cedar Hill School, Basking Ridge, NJ; 2016--Present
Private Voice Studio, Central New Jersey 2014-Present