Angela Meade| Soprano |Age 30 | USA

"Not since Astrid Varnay's debut as Sieglinde in 1941 has someone stepped into such an exposed role to make an unscheduled professional debut at the Metropolitan Opera, but Ms. Meade showed the world that March evening that she was ready to be there." Ronald Blum of the Associated Press wrote that "She showed a vibrant voice with nice color with an assured technique and sang like an old pro from start to finish." (Review of Ms. Meade's Met debut in Verdi's Ernani where she stepped in for Sondra Radvanovsky this season.)

Currently a resident artist at Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts, Ms. Meade has remained busy collecting top prizes from major competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, the George London Foundation, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation, the Astral Artistic Services National Auditions and the Liederkranz Foundation.

In addition to Ms. Meade's critically acclaimed performance of Elvira in Verdi's Ernani, she has also received glowing reviews for her portrayals of Agathe in Der Freischütz, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Leonora in La forza del destino, the title role in Handel's Agrippina, Die Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte, and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus.
Ms. Meade's future includes debuts with Dallas Opera, the Caramoor Festival and Teatro alla Scala as well as several projects with the Metropolitan Opera.

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