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The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC)
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Maurice Abravanel Hall (Salt Lake City, UT)
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The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC)
Mezzo On The Move
UPCOMING / PROJECTED PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
2024
12/14
Grand Marshall in the Christmas Parade
Thomasville, NC
2025
1/5
"Behind the Curtain with the Dazzling Diva" One-Woman Show
Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
1/25 - 1/28
Judge for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
Boston, MA
6/24 - 7/28
Cincinnati Opera (Debut Company)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Role: Golde in Fiddler on the Roof (Debut Role)
Performances: July 23, 25 & 26, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
July 27, 2025 | 3:00 p.m.
PAST PERFORMANCES
2024
11/14 - 11/17 Judge for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
San Juan, Puerto Rico
4/26 - 4/29 POSTPONED: Solo Concert - Marvin Concert Series
Postponed Until Sunday, September 15th
Marvin United Methodist Church
Tyler, Texas
1/13 - 1/14 Judge for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
2023
12/1 - 12/3 Judge for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
Pittsburgh, PA
7/16 - 7/31 Angels Vocal Art - Menotti's The Consul
Role: The Mother in The Consul by Menotti
AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Performing Arts Center
2495 E Mountain St
Pasadena, CA 91104
Performances: July 29 at 7:30pm and July 30 at 3:00pm
3/5 - 4/3 Opera Omaha
Role of Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro
Performances: March 31 and April 2
2/10 - 2/12 Judge - North Dakota/Manitoba Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
1/21 - 1/28 Recording for Albany Records of James Adler Songs (Pie Jesu)
New York, NY
2022
10/16 - 11/21 Michigan Opera Theater - Company Debut
"Martha" in Faust (Debut Role)
Performances Between November 12-20
8/21 - 10/15 San Francisco Opera
Cover Role of Fillipyevna in Eugene Onegin
Performances between Sept. 25-Oct. 14
5/20 - 5/25 Judge for MAP International Music Competition
3/27 - 4/25 Opera Omaha
"Filippyevna" in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Performances: April 22 at 7:30pm and April 24 at 2pm
2021
4/25 - 5/24 CANCELLED: Michigan Opera Theatre
Role Debut and Company Debut
"Gertrude" in Romeo et Juliette
4/16 - 5/15 Menotti's The Medium: A Virtual Performance
New Orleans Opera
A Virtual Performance Filmed on Location at the H. Lloyd Hawkins, Jr. Scenic Studio
The video premieres on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 7:30 pm and will be available for purchase and to view until May 15, 2021 for on-demand viewing. The link to view will be emailed on Thursday, April 15, 2021 - if you purchase after the premiere date, the link will be available in your print at home ticket that comes to you with your purchase confirmation.
Tickets - $40
$20 for Military, Teachers, and other Essential Workers (enter discount code: MEDIUM50)
$10 for Students (enter discount code: MEDIUM75)
3/8 - 3/21 New Orleans Opera
"Babe" in The Medium
Filmed and recorded for streaming.
1/31 - 3/1 CANCELLED: Opera Omaha
"Marcellina" in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Performances: February 2021
Rescheduled from November 6 & 8, 2020
1/31 - 3/1 CANCELLED: Opera Omaha
"Filippyevna" in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Performances: February 26 & 28, 2021
2020
5/31 - 8/26 CANCELLED: Glimmerglass Festival - Company Debut
Cooperstown, NY
Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music" - Role Debut
Performances: July 11, 18m, 21m, 23m, 30, August 1m, 3m, 9m, 14, 17m, 20, 23m, 25m
4/1 CANCELLED: Glimmerglass Festival Gala Concert
New York, NY
3/8 - 3/30 CANCELLED: Palm Beach Opera
Palm Beach, FL
Role of Fillipyevna in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky
Performances: March 27, 28, 29
2/14 Master Class Clinician
Virginia NATS Spring Conference
Held at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia
8pm
1/3 - 1/6 Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions
Nashville, TN
Judge
2019
8/5 - 8/25 Matsumoto, Japan
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
Covers of roles of Fillipyevna and Madame Larina in Eugene Onegin
7/14 - 7/25 Master Class Instructor
Master Class Instructor
Los Angelas, CA
Angels Vocal Art Opera Intensive Program Master Classes: July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
Venue: California State University Campus
4/8 - 5/15 Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Eunice" in A Streetcar Named Desire
Performances: May 7, 10, 12, and 14
2/7 - 3/30 Washington National Opera
Washington, DC
Washington National Opera
"Filippyevna" in Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Performances: Mar. 9, 17 (mat.), 20, 23, 25 & 29 (2019) at The Kennedy Center Opera House
2018
12/27 - 1/6 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Debut)
The Lowy Concert Hall
Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv
"Old Lady" in Candide
Performances: January 2 and 4
11/1 - 11/11 Utah Symphony (Debut)
Salt Lake City, Utah
"The Old Lady" in Candide by Leonard Bernstein
Two Performances: Nov. 9 and 10
Abravanel Hall
10/5 - 10/14 Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (Debut)
Seoul, Korea
"The Old Lady" in Candide by Leonard Bernstein
Two Performances: Oct. 12 and 13
7/1 - 7/6 Master Class Instructor
Los Angelas, CA
Angels Vocal Art Opera Intensive Program
Master Classes: July 3, 5 and 6
Venue: California State University Campus
6/17 - 6/24 Judge for the Miss North Carolina Beauty Pageant
Memorial Hall, Raleigh, NC
5/22 - 6/3 New Orleans Opera
THIS PRODUCTION HAS BEEN POSTPONED
New Orleans, LA
"Madame Flora" in the Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
Performances: June 1st & 2nd, 2018
5/11 - 5/13 Speaker at Boston Conservatory of Music at Berklee Commencement
Date: May 12, 2018
Boston, MA
4/13 - 4/23 South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (Debut)
"The Old Lady" in Candide by Leonard Bernstein
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Two Performances: April 21 (7:30) and April 22 (2:30)
Washington Pavillion, Mary W. Sommervold Hall
3/22 - 4/9 Anchorage Opera (Role Debut)
Anchorage, Alaska
"The Old Lady" in Candide by Leonard Bernstein (Role Debut)
Performances: April 7 & 8
3/13 - 3/19 Soloist, Verdi's Requiem
Marvin Concert Series
Performance: March 18, 2018 at 5pm
Marvin United Methodist Church
Tyler, Texas
3/11 An Evening with Victoria Livengood
A FREE Symphonic Concert Benefitting Disaster Relief
Green Street Baptist Church
303 North Rotary Drive
High Point, NC 27262
6pm
2/26 - 2/25 Miss Vickie's Studio Boot Camp
New York City, NY
1/19 - 1/21 Judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Florida District
Winter Park, FL
Auditions: Jan. 20, 2018
1/5 - 1/7 Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC
The Best of Our State (Our State Magazine)
"The Dixie Diva Show" Presentation/Concert
2017
12/3 Soloist in the "Defiant Requiem - Verdi at Terezin"
Belk Theater, Robinson Hall on the UNC-Charlotte Campus
Charlotte, NC
Performance: Dec. 3, 2017
10/25 - 11/13 Chicago Opera Theater, Illinois (Company Debut)
Role: The Mother in The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti
Performances: Nov. 4, 10, 12 (Mat.)
9/17 - 10/23 Long Beach Opera, California (Company Debut)
Role: The Mother in The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti
Performances: Oct. 14, 20, 22 (Mat.)
6/30 - 7/14 Almafi Coast Music & Arts Festival
Voice Faculty and Master Class Instructor
4/21 - 4/23 Opera Omaha (Company Debut/Role Debut)
Omaha, Nebraska
Role: Older Woman in "Flight" by Jonathan Dove
Performances: April 21, 23, 2017
2/1 - 3/12 Seattle Opera (Role Debut)
Seattle, Washington
Role: Kabanicha in Katya Kabanova by Janacek (Role Debut)
Performances: February 25, 26 (mat.), March 1, 4, 8, 10, 11 (mat.)
1/1 - 2/1 Hawaii Opera Theater
Honolulu, Hawaii
Role: Eunice Hubbell in A Streetcar Named Desire by Previn
Performance Dates: Jan. 27, 29 (mat.), 31
2016
12/4 - 12/12 Miss Vickie's Boot Camp with Arlene Shrut
New York City, NY
11/17 - 11/21 Judge, Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Atlanta, Georgia
11/12 Guest Artist: Opera Carolina Chorus Fund Raising Event
Charlotte, NC
11/8 Guest Speaker, Duke University
Durham, NC
10/26 - 10/30 Miss Vickie's Boot Camp with Arlene Shrut
New York City, NY
10/11 - 10/14 Miss Vickie's Boot Camp with Arlene Shrut
Mint Hill, NC
8/26 - 9/26 Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Roles of The Mother and The Witch in Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck
Performances: Sept. 17, 21, 23, 25 (mat.)
7/18 - 8/5 Guest Voice Instructor
Soloist, Concerts
Escuela Internacional de canto, Bogata, Colombia
Returning to Bogota, Colombia!
4/27 - 5/25 Hawaii Opera Theater
Honolulu, Hawaii
Role: Azucena in Il Trovatore by Verdi
Performances: May 20, 22, 24
4/9 - 4/11 The Coastal Symphony of Georgia, Brunswick, GA
Role: Soloist in Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Performance: April 11
2/14 - 3/14 The Atlanta Opera, Atlanta, GA
Role: Ruth in Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan
Four Performances: March 5, 8, 11, 13 (Matinee)
2/10 - 2/14 Private Donor Performance of the One-Woman, One-Act Opera "Bon Appetit" by Lee Hoiby
Utah Opera
Role: Julia Child
One performance on Feb. 14, 2016
1/17 - 1/25 North Carolina Opera, Raleigh, NC
Role: Filippyevna in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky
One Performance: January 24 at 3pm
2015
7/26 - 8/2 The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, Phoenicia, NY
Role: Madame Flora in The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
Performances: July 31 and August 1
6/13 - 7/4 Guest Voice Instructor
Soloist, Concerts
Escuela Internacional de canto, Bogata, Colombia
4/17 - 5/17 Florida Grand Opera (Role Debut)
Miami, Florida
The Consul by Menotti (role of The Mother)
Performances May 9, 10 (Mat.), 12, 15, and 16
3/15 - 4/13 Atlanta Opera (Company Debut)
Atlanta, Georgia
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart (role of Marcellina)
Performances: April 4, 7, 10, 12
3/6 - 3/8 Fearrington Fund Raiser Gala
Pittsboro, NC
Guest Speaker and Performer
Galloway Ridge
Performance is March 7th
1/7 - 3/2 LA Opera (Role Debut)
Role: Woman in a Hat-Ghost of Versailles
Performances: Feb. 7, 15 (mat), 18, 21, 26, March 1 (mat)
Tickets don't go on sale until 06/22/14
1/2 - 1/5 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Jan. 3-4: Judge, Boston District
www.neaudition.org
2014
9/21 - 11/8 Houston Grand Opera (Role Debut)
Role: Emilia in Otello by Verdi
Performances: Oct. 24, 26, Nov. 1, 4, 7
9/19 - 9/20 Greensboro Opera (Company Debut)
Greensboro, NC
Performance is Sept. 20th, 7:30pm
Aycock Auditorium
2014 Gala "Opera Goes to the Movies"
Featured Guest Artist, Soloist
www.greensboroopera.org
9/5 - 9/8 Bel Canto Recital Fall Festival (Company Debut)
Highlands, NC
Mezzo Soprano Soloist
Concert Performance Sept. 7th
7/21 - 8/3 Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival (Role Debut)
Poconos, PA
Master Class Instructor
Performance on July 25th: A Taste of the Festival Concert
Performance on Aug. 1st: Role: Julia Child in a one woman opera called "Bon Appetit"
7/6 - 7/13 Lincoln Center Festival (World Tour with the Houston Grand Opera)
Die Alte (The Passenger (Die Passagierin) by M. Weinberg)
Performances: July 10, 12, 13
at the Park Ave. Armory, New York City
5/25 - 6/23 Hawaii Opera Theater (Role Debut)
Honolulu, HI
Maui, HI - June 17-18
Katisha (The Mikado, by Gilbert & Sullivan)
Performances: June 13, 14, 15, 18 (Maui), 20, 21, 22
5/5 - 5/24 LA Opera (Company Debut)
Los Angelas, California
Eunice (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Performances: 05/18, 05/21, 05/24
3/9 - 4/25 Metropolitan Opera (Role Debut)
New York, NY
The Fortune Teller (Arabella by Richard Strauss)
(also covering Adelaide)
Performances:
Thursday, April 3, 2014, 7:30 pm
Monday, April 7, 2014, 7:30 pm
Friday, April 11, 2014, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 19, 2014, 12:00 pm
Thursday, April 24, 2014, 7:30 pm
2/20 - 2/22 NCNATS-Greensboro, NC (North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing)
Guest Judge and Master Class Clinician
Location: UNC-G
2013
12/8 - 2/10 Houston Grand Opera
Houston, TX
Die Alte (Die Passagierin (The Passenger) by M. Weinberg)
Performances: Jan. 18, 22, 25, 29, 31 and Feb. 2
12/8 - 2/10 Houston Grand Opera
Houston, TX
Giovanna (Rigoletto)
Performances: Jan. 24, 26M, 29 and Feb. 1, 7, 9M
11/3 - 11/18 New Orleans Opera
New Orleans, LA
Mrs. Noah (Noah's Flood (Noye's Fludde) by Britten)
Performances: Nov. 15 & 16 at 8pm, Nov. 17 at 2:30pm
at Trinity Church
11/8 Master Class at Loyola University
New Orleans, LA
4:30-6:00pm
11/2 Louisiana Symphony Orchestra
Beyond the Score - The Tristan Effect
Excerpts from Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder
Perf. Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 7:30pm
10/6 - 10/21 Utah Opera (Company Debut)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Herodias (Salome)
Performances: 10/18, 10/20
10/4 High Point University, Steel Magnolias Event
Guest Speaker and Performer
High Point, NC
9/12 Opera Carolina Opera Gala
Mezzo Soprano Soloist
Knight Theater, Charlotte, NC
7:30pm
8/24 Soloist For "Hope In Style" To Benefit Baptist Children's Homes
Greensboro, NC
8/4 - 8/11 Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival
Master Class Instructor
Poconos, PA
7/30 - 8/3 The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice
Phoenicia, NY
Soloist, Concert - "Voices of Distinction-Wagner"
Performance: 8/02
4/16 Master Class at Central Piedmont Community College
3/17 - 4/7 Lyric Opera of Chicago
"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Andre Previn
Chicago, IL
Role of Eunice
Performance Dates: 3/26, 3/29, 4/03, 4/05, 4/06 (matinee)
3/3 - 3/15 Carnegie Hall
"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Andre Previn
with the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Role of Eunice
Performing at Carnegie Hall Thursday, March 14 at 7pm for "A Streetcar Named Desire" opposite Renee Fleming!
New York, NY
1/23 - 2/20 Hawaii Opera Theater
Madame Croissy (production of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites, three performances in English)
Performances on February 15, 17, and 19, 2013
1/4 - 1/6 Grove Park Inn
The Best of Our State for Our State Magazine Event
Guest Speaker and Presenter
Asheville, NC
2012
12/31 - 1/1 National Symphony Orchestra
Taipei, Taiwan
Verdi Gala Concert, Aida (role of Amneris) and
Il Trovatore (role of Azucena)
Two Performances: Dec. 31, 2012 and Jan. 1, 2013
Perf. Venue: National Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center
10/6 - 10/30 The Lyric Opera of Chicago - Debut
1st Maid (Elektra by Strauss)
and cover role of Klytemnestra (Elektra by Strauss)
Seven Performances: 10/6, 10/10, 10/13, 10/19, 10/22,
10/26 and 10/30
7/1 - 8/24 Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe, NM
Adelaide (Arabella)
Performances: 7/28, 8/1, 8/6, 8/17, 8/23
3/26 - 4/30 Boston Lyric Opera
Boston, Massachusetts
Sarelda (The Inspector)
Performances: 4/20, 4/22, 4/25, 4/27, 4/29
2/27 - 3/25 Opera Carolina
Charlotte, NC
Filippyevna (Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky)
Performances: 3/17, 3/22, 3/25
student performance dress rehearsal, March 15
www.operacarolina.org
2011
12/18 Christmas Concert, Soloist with Choir and Orchestra
First Baptist Church
Roanoke, VA
Time: 6pm
Ticket info: 540-224-3300
www.firstroanoke.com
10/13 North Carolina Musicians Hall of Fame Ceremony
Guest Performer, Kannapolis, NC
www.northcarolinamusichalloffame.org
9/18 Memorial Concert for John Douglas
Guest Soloist, Philadelphia PA (details to follow)
7/24 - 7/31 Buck Hill-Skytop Music Festival in the Poconos
Guest Artist and Instructor, Master Classes Instructor
Gala Performance on July 30
www.buckhillskytopfest.org
6/11 - 6/27 Nickel City Opera
Buffalo, NY
Azucena (Il Trovatore)
www.nickelcityoperaco.com
Performances: June 24, 26
4/26 - 6/4 Fort Worth Opera
Fort Worth, Texas
Azucena (Il Trovatore)
Performances: May 21, 29. June 3
www.fwopera.org
5/5 - 5/9 University of California, Berkeley
Hertz Hall
Alto Soloist - Brahm's Alto Rhapsody and Mahler's 3rd Symphony
Performances: May 6, May 7
For tickets, call 510-643-9988 or visit commerce.cpsma.berkeley.edu
2/26 - 4/21 Teatro Liceu
Barcelona, Spain
Mamma Lucia (Cavalleria Rusticana)
Performances: April 6, 12 and 20. All at 8pm.
3/12 - 3/20 Taipei Orchestra
Taipei, Taiwan
Klytemnestra (Elektra)
Performance: March 18
1/14 - 1/15 Met Audition Judge
Charlotte, NC
2010
9/21 - 11/22 New York City Opera
New York, NY
Mrs. Doc (A Quiet Place)
www.nycopera.com
Performances: Oct. 27, 30/Nov. 4, 6, 12, 14, 16, 21
8/5 - 8/15 Buck Hill-Skytop Music Festival in the Poconos
Guest Artist and Instructor, Master Classes Instructor
www.buckhillskytopfest.org
6/21 - 6/25 Opera Carolina Academy-Music-Drama Workshop
Charlotte, NC
Guest Artist and Instructor
June 25th - Master Class with Victoria Livengood
www.operacarolina.org
5/8 Fairfield County Chorale
Norwalk, CT
Verdi's Requiem, Guest Soloist
www.fairfieldcountychorale.org
3/26 - 5/7 Washington National Opera
Kennedy Center (Washington, DC)
Marcellina (Le Nozze de Figaro)
www.dc-opera.org
Performances: April 24, 26, 27, 29, May 1, 2, 4, 5, 7
2/8 - 3/25 Teatro Liceu
Barcelona, Spain
Marquise de Berkenfield (La Fille du Regiment)
Performances: March 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 25
1/7 - 2/3 Hawaii Opera Theater
Honolulu, Hawaii
Marcellina (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Performances Jan. 29, 31, Feb. 2
2009
12/7 - 12/10 National Philharmonic, Strathmore Music Center
The Messiah (Soloist)
Performance dates: Dec. 12 and 13
www.nationalphilharmonic.org
11/1 - 11/23 Louisville, KY, Kentucky Opera
Hansel and Gretal (Witch)
Performance Dates: Nov. 20 and 22
www.kyopera.org
10/17 Stafford Wing Retirement Gala Concert
UNC, Chapel Hill
Guest Soloist
6/21 - 7/14 Chautauqua, NY, Chautauqua Opera
Il Trovatore (Azucena)
Performance Dates: July 10 and 13
opera.ciweb.org
4/25 - 5/24 Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Festival de Opera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Elektra (Klytemnestra) - Role Debut
Performance Dates: 5/17; 5/19; 5/22; 5/24
www.operalaspalmas.org
4/20 - 4/23 Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Pension Fund Benefit Concert
Performance Date: 4/22
www.jaxsymphony.org
2/18 - 3/22 New York, NY, Metropolitan Opera
Covers: Rusalka (Jezibaba)
www.metopera.org
2/5 - 2/9 New York, NY, Metropolitan Opera
Eugene Onegin (Larina)
www.metopera.org
2008
12/21 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Brainerd Baptist Church
Soloist, Festival of Sacred Christmas Music Performance
www.brainerdbaptist.org
12/18 Huntsville, Alabama
Von Braun Center Concert Hall
Soloist, Festival of Sacred Christmas Music
www.vonbrauncenter.com
12/11 - 12/15 Kingston, Jamaica
Ward Theater Benefit Concert
Performance Date: 12/14
12/4 - 12/8 Norwalk, CT, Fairfield County Chorale
Holiday Concert
Performance Date: 12/7
www.fairfieldcountychorale.org
11/11 Jacksonville, Florida
Moran Theatre
Teatro Lirico Euro
Carmen (Carmen)
10/22 - 10/26 Albany, NY, Albany Symphony
Italian Opera Greatest Hits Gala
Performance Date: 10/25
www.albanysymphony.com
9/1 - 10/19 Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Covers: Salome (Herodias)
www.metopera.org