About Elana

Elana Gleason is a versatile soprano recognized for her radiant tone, musical precision, and compelling dramatic presence. Praised by the New York Post for “flaunt[ing] pinpoint finesse on high B’s and C’s” and by Opera News for her “particularly beautiful soprano,” she has emerged as a distinctive voice on the American regional opera stage. Known for her agile full-lyric sound and nuanced characterizations, Gleason brings both technical assurance and emotional depth to her performances.

Some favorite past operatic engagements include Nedda (Pagliacci) with Opera Louisiane; Noémie (Cendrillon) with North Carolina Opera; the title role in Manon; Agnès Sorel (The Maid of Orleans) with New Orleans Opera; Violetta (La Traviata) with Mobile Opera; Krystyna Żywulska (Two Remain); Joan of Arc (The Maid of Orleans); Judit (Bluebeard’s Castle); the title role in Elizabeth Cree; and Tatyana (Eugene Onegin). Additional career highlights include Marguerite (Faust), Mrs. Nordstrom (A Little Night Music), Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Micaëla (Carmen), the title role in The Merry Widow, and Tosca.

Gleason has appeared professionally with North Carolina Opera, New Orleans Opera, Mobile Opera, Opera Louisiane, Mississippi Opera, Marigny Opera, La Piccola Opera, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Dicapo Opera, and Bard Summerscape Festival, as well as with orchestras and festivals including The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, the Lake Charles Symphony, the Natchez Festival of Music, the Staten Island Philharmonic, the Allentown Symphony, and The Clayton Piano Festival.