Elizabeth Kennedy, Soprano
OPERA ROLES
THE MERRY WIDOW Valencienne Manhattan Lyric Opera 2009
THE MEDIUM Mrs. Gobineau Taconic Opera 2009
A GAME OF CHANCE First Knitter OperaRepO 2008
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Helena (cover) Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble 2008
DIE FLEDERMUS Adele (cover) Manhattan Lyric Opera 2008
MIKADO Yum-Yum enCanta Collective 2008
THE TELEPHONE Lucy (cover performance) Natchez Festival 2008
CHANTICLEER Pertilote Natchez Festival 2007
HÄNSEL AND GRETEL Gretel Longwood Opera 2003
RUSALKA Foreign Princess Symphony Pro Musica 2002
THE MAGIC FLUTE Pamina Opera unMet 2001
MADAMA BUTTERFLY La Cugina Boston Lyric Opera 2000
THE TELEPHONE Lucy Boston Vocal Artists 2000
THE TENDER LAND Laurie Salisbury Lyric Opera 1998
THE SONG OF NORWAY Nina Ohio Light Opera 1996
THE MERRY WIDOW Valencienne Ohio Light Opera 1996
THE MAGIC FLUTE Pamina New England Conservatory 1995
COSÌ FAN TUTTE Despina New England Conservatory 1994

ROLES PREPARED
I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Giulietta                                                                                  2007

PARTIAL OPERA ROLES
LA TRAVIATA Violetta Cranford Arts Society 2006
LA BOHÉME Mimì Cranford Arts Society 2006
LA NOZZE DI FIGARO Susanna Indiana State House Gala 2005
LAKMÉ Lakmè Indiana State House Gala 2005
CARMEN Micaëla Int´l Institute of Vocal Arts 1997

Concert/Oratorio
Handel
Messiah		 soloist Pocket Opera of New York 2009
Mompou
Combat del Somni		 soloist NYPL at Lincoln Center 2009
Schubert
Mass in B flat Major		 soloist Lehman Community Orchestra 2009
Bach
Coffee Cantata		 soloist enCanta Collective 2009
Mozart
Sunday Vespers 		soloist Lehman Community Orchestra 2007
Haydn
Lord Nelson Mass 		soloist Lehman Community Orchestra 2006
Mozart
Schon lacht der holde Frühling 		soloist Music at St. George´s Series 2006
Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 		soloist CELLO Quartet Concert 2006
Mozart
Vespers of the Confessor		 cover Lehman Community Orchestra 2005
Schubert
Shepherd on the Rock		 soloist Music at St. George´s Series 2005
Turina
Tres Poemas		 soloist Music at St. George´s Series 2004
Handel
Messiah selections		 soloist St. George´s 9/11 Mem´l. Concert 2002

Awards/Honors/Fellowships/Residencies

  • Apprentice - 2009 Caramoor Festival of Music
  • Resident Artist - 2007-2008 Natchez Festival of Music
  • New England Regional Finalist - 2000 Nat´l Assoc. of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards
  • Honorable Mention - 1997 Nat´l Society of Arts & Letters Competition -St. Louis Chptr.
  • 2nd Prize - 1995 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - New England Region
  • Tanglewood Fellow 1995
Principals, Teachers and Coaches

Teachers: Irene Gubrud, Helen Hodam, Mary Eason Fletcher
Coaches: Rachelle Jonck, John Moriarty, Margo Garrett, Kayo Iwama, Steven Morris

Education

International Institute of Vocal Arts, Chiari, Italy
New England Conservatory of Music - Graduate Diploma, Master of Music
College of William and Mary - B.A.