Christine Fortner Blanner is a soprano and stage director from Kirkwood, Missouri. Christine received her Bachelor of Music from Drake in 2003 after which she moved to Boston, MA and received her Masters of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music in 2006, graduating with academic honors. Christine has performed many operatic roles all over the country and has sung throughout Europe in Italy, Switzerland, and France. Christine's opera roles include Adele in Die Fledermaus, Mme. Heartmelt in The Impressario, Bastienne in Bastien und Bastienne, Clara in Signor Deluso, Juliet in The Little Sweep, and Second Woman in Dido and Aeneas. An active and enthusiastic stage director, Christine has directed scenes programs and shows for the New England Conservatory and the Boston Opera Project. She most recently directed A Game of Chance by Barab and Hansel and Gretel by Humperdink in Boston. Later this year Christine will perform the roles of Polly Peachum in Threepenny Opera by Weil and Morgana in Alcina by Handel.