Diana McVey

The young, versatile soprano is an artist whose consummate skills as both a singer and an actress have made her highly visible in opera, oratorio and as soloist with symphony orchestras. The beauty of her voice and intelligent artistry have also made her a much sought after artist for both the standard repertoire and new works. She has sung leading roles with Opera Naples, Opera Columbus, Lake George Opera Festival, Ocean State Lyric Opera, the Salt Marsh Opera Company, Boston Academy of Music, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Opera Providence among others. Her many roles include Violetta in La Traviata, Musetta in La Boheme, Cunegonde in Candide, Elvira in L’Italiana in Algieri, Despina in Così fan tutte, Konstanze in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Olympia in The Tales of Hoffman, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, to name a few. She was an apprentice artist with both the Sarasota Opera Company, where she covered the role of Olympia in The Tales of Hoffman, and the Lake George Opera Festival where she covered the role of Konstanze in The Abduction from the Seraglio. She has appeared as soloist with the Florida West Coast Symphony, the Longwood Symphony, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Albany Symphony, and the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra, among others. In 2003, Ms. McVey was a finalist in the New England Regional Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was heard on WGBH, Boston.

In June 2006 Ms. McVey made her Carnegie Hall debut singing Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, and traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for a production of Carmen. Recent engagements include include a performance of the rarely heard Villa Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 for soprano and eight cellos with the RI College Symphony Orchestra, Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the RI Civic Chorale & Orchestra, a concert appearance with Copley Chamber Players in Miami, and a production of La Cennerentola with Opera Columbus. Upcoming engagements include productions of Candide, Pirates of Penzance and Into the Woods with Light Opera Oklahoma, Opera Galas with the Hartford Festival Orchestra and Assumption College, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor with Salt Marsh Opera, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi with Opera Lakeland, and Liu in the Opera Columbus production of Turandot.

Diana McVey

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