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Elana Gleason, hailed by the New York Post for "flaunt[ing] pinpoint finesse on high B’s and C’s” and by Opera News for singing with a “particularly beautiful soprano,” is a versatile artist making her mark on the regional opera scene. Her upcoming performances include the soprano soloist in Opera Louisiane’s Opening Night concert, Krystyna in Jake Heggie’s Out of Darkness: Two Remain with LSU Opera, Violetta in La Traviata with Mobile Opera, and Agnes Sorel in Maid of Orleans with New Orleans Opera.
This past season, Elana had the pleasure of debuting the role of Joan of Arc in Maid of Orleans with Russian Opera Workshop, performing Judit in Bluebeard’s Castle with the Marigny Opera, making her solo debut with New Orleans Opera as Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto, creating the role of Elizabeth in the university premiere of Kevin Puts’ Elizabeth Cree, singing Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, and accompanying Lisette Oropesa as a soloist in her concert “Starry Night”. Other highlights include Marguerite in Faust, Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Micaela in Carmen, the title role in The Merry Widow, Violetta in La Traviata, Nedda in Pagliacci, and the title role in Tosca. She has made professional appearances with New Orleans Opera, Marigny Opera, the Lake Charles Symphony, the Natchez Festival of Music, Mississippi Opera, Opera Louisiane, The Clayton Piano Festival, La Piccola Opera, dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, Dicapo Opera, the Staten Island Philharmonic, the Allentown Symphony, and the Bard Summerscape Festival. Ms. Gleason is the recent second place winner of Mobile Opera’s Madame Rose Palmai-Tenser competition, and the first place winner of the Collegiate Scenes Competition at the National Opera Association. She is currently pursuing her MM in Vocal Performance at Louisiana State University, and studies with Dennis Jesse. |