About

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I am an opera and Broadway veteran that has performed on some of the world’s most respected opera stages, concert halls, and Broadway houses (including the 2003 Tony Awards, broadcast worldwide).

I completed my Master's Degree of Music in Operatic Vocal Performance from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in New York City and my Bachelor's Degree of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas. I have had the privilege of studying with some of the world's most esteemed and influential teachers and singers and I bring to my students the techniques and body of knowledge that comes from working with many of the greatest singers, conductors, and stage directors of the 20th and 21st Centuries. 

Amidst this roster of heavy-hitters, my most memorable education experiences have been with the teachers of my high school and college years. Inspired by their impact on my life and career, I have transitioned my focus to the young people of North Texas, where I have chosen to move and raise my own family. If I can have half the impact on my students as I received from the teachers of my youth, I will have achieved more than I could have ever dreamed. 

 
 

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Baz Luhrmann’s LA BOHEME The Broadway Theater (New York, NY)

Soloist, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, (New York, NY)

Katie, Picture Perfect, Carnegie Hall (New York, NY)

Carmen, Carmen, Abilene Opera (Abilene, TX)

Alto Soloist, Lizst’s Mass, Avery Fisher Hall (The American Symphony Orchestra, New York, NY)

Twaïse/Zweites Mädchen, Das Nusch-Nuschi Avery Fisher Hall, (The American Symphony Orchestra, New York, NY)

Anita, West Side Story (Concert Version), Lexington Symphony Orchestra (Lexington, KY)

Cornelia, (Cover with performance) Giulio Cesare Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown, NY)

Ma Moss, The Tender Land, Charleston Symphony (Charleston, SC)

Third Lady, The Magic Flute Pensacola Opera (Pensacola, FL)

Carmen, (Cover) Carmen Des Moines Metro Opera (Des Moines, IA)

Dalila, (Scenes) Samson et Dalila Des Moines Metro Opera (Des Moines, IA)

Adalgisa, (Scenes) Norma Des Moines Metro Opera (Des Moines, IA)

Mother, Amahl & the Night Visitors (New York, NY)

Carmen, (Cover with Performance) Carmen Central City Opera, (Central City, CO)

Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Central City Opera (Central City, CO)

Carmen, Carmen Manhattan School of Music (New York, NY)

Charlotte, (Scenes) Werther Manhattan School of Music (New York, NY)

Lucretia, The Rape of Lucretia Manhattan School of Music (New York, NY)

Erika, (Scenes) Vanessa Manhattan School of Music (New York, NY)

Dryade, Ariadne auf Naxos Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, CA)

Didon, (Scenes) Les Troyens Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, CA)

Page of Herodias, Salome Shreveport Opera (Shreveport, LA)

Unolfo, (Cover) Rodelinda Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, CA)

AWARDS & HONORS

District Winner (Philadelphia) Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2008

Finalist, Royal Opera House Jette-Parker Young Artist Programme, London, 2008

District Winner (NY&NJ) Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2007

Semi-Finalist Palm Beach Opera Guild Competition, 2007

District Winner (NY&NJ) Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2006

Finalist Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Eastern Region 2002

Finalist Houston Grand Opera, Eleanor McCollum Competition, 2002

Winner Dallas Opera Guild Career Development Grant Competition, 2000

TRAINING PROGRAMS & EDUCATION

Glimmerglass Opera

Des Moines Metro Opera

Central City Opera

Manhattan School of Music, Master of Music, 2002

University of North Texas, Bachelor of Music, 2000

Music Academy of the West 1999 & 2000

TEACHERs, COACHES,

CONDUCTORS & DIRECTORS

Dr. Cody Garner, Marilyn Horne, Warren Jones, Patricia Misslin, Carrie-Ann Matheson,

Julius Rudel, Paul Curran,

Bradley Moore, Leon Botstein, Robin Guarino

Neal Goren, Chris Mattaliano