SINGERS 2009

 

 

 

 

 

Heidi Melton, soprano, a third year Adler Fellow, made her San Francisco Opera debut as Marianne in Der Rosenkavalier, appeared as Diane in Iphigénie en Tauride and created the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Appomattox. She debuted with Opera Company of Philadelphia as Gertrude in Hansel and Gretel, sang Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at Opera National Bordeaux and performed the role of Mrs. Grose in The Turn of the Screw with San Francisco Opera Center at Lincoln Theater in Yountville. Ms. Melton holds a bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and a master’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. While at Curtis, she performed the roles of Lady Billows in Albert Herring, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, and the title roles in Alcina and Ariadne auf Naxos. She was a winner of the 2008 Sara Tucker Study Grant, the third place prize winner in the Hans Gabor Belvedere competition, a national semi-finalist at the 2006 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and winner of the 2006 Mario Lanza Competition. Upcoming engagements include Elisabeth in Tannhäuser, Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos with Opera National Bordeaux, Chrysothemis in Elektra with Milwaukee Symphony, 2nd Maid in Elektra with the Metropolitan Opera and Ada in Die Feen with Frankfurt Opera.