Micheala Larsen
Heralded by the Brooklyn Discovery, as âvisually and vocally another bright ray,â Michaela Larsen has a voice that is âplangent [and] coupled with excellent stagecraftâ. She has appeared as Adele in Strauss IIâs Die Fledermaus, Nella in Pucciniâs Gianni Schicchi, Eurydice in Offenbachâs Orpheus in the Underworld, and Vitellia in Mozartâs La Clemenza di Tito. In the summer of 2019, Ms. Larsen was a Young Artist in Martina Arroyoâs "Prelude to Performance" production of Die Fledermaus in New York City, and in 2021, she performed with Chicago Summer Operaâs production of one of Mozartâs earliest operas, Lucio Silla. Her work as a concert soloist includes Handelâs Messiah, Vivaldiâs Gloria, Mendelssohnâs Psalm 42, and Mozartâs Requiem.
In 2021, Ms. Larsen returned to New York to pursue a Masterâs in Vocal Performance at Stony Brook University, where she pivoted from soprano to mezzo-soprano and has enjoyed many bold new roles and daring repertoire. She returned to Stony Brook in Fall of 2023 to pursue her Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance. She has been awarded a competitive scholarship and coveted role as a Teaching Assistant and Undergraduate TA Voice Coordinator. Recent credits include: Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) with Sunnyside Opera in Tampa, Florida, Stony Brook Opera Theatre, Vienna Summer Music Festival; Hermia (Brittenâs A Midsummer Nightâs Dream) with Chicago Summer Opera; the title role in Gustav Holstâs SÄvitri; Lillas Pastia in Bizet/Brookâs La TragĂ©die de Carmen; Venus in John Blowâs Venus and Adonis; Nancy in Benjamin Brittenâs Albert Herring with Stony Brook Opera Theatre.
An avid recitalist and chamber musician, Ms. Larsen traverses varying styles with technical ease and compelling artistry. In the 2022-2023 season, her chamber repertoire included György Kurtagâs Kafka Fragmente, Gioachino Scelsiâs avant garde masterwork Khoom, Schönbergâs Pierrot Lunaire, Monteverdiâs baroque jewel Lamento dâArianna. Her devotion to new music is apparent in her creative partnerships with living composersâshe has premiered three works by Michigan-based composer-flutist, Jeremy Makkonen (The Garden, ToâŠ, Wild Nights!), collaborated with violinist-composer Rachel Lee Zhao on her multi-media composition (Parabellum), and recently performed as part of the Watermill Centerâs Annual Summer Benefit as a human vocal component in Dai Asanoâs installationâPassages.
Ms. Larsen also appears frequently with the New York Philharmonic Chorus, where in the 2022-23 season, she sang the world premiere of AngĂ©lica Negronâs You Are the Prelude, Beethovenâs 9th Symphony, Adolphus Hailstorkâs Done Made My Vow. In the 2023-24 season, she appeared in the New York PhilharmonicâsUnited States premiere of Aaron Zigmanâs oratorio ĂmigrĂ©, as well as the bittersweet farewell to Music Director Jaap van ZwedenâMahlerâs 2nd Symphony. Ms. Larsen made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the companyâs acclaimed Verdi Requiem in September 2023, and will return in the 2024-25 season in Beethovenâs Fidelio.
Ms. Larsen is a student of Brenda Harris, to whom she extends eternal gratitude for their guidance and mentorship.
Her teaching experience ranges across age groupsâfrom elementary to adult and is inclusive of private instruction in voice, classroom choral education, and music literacy. Her students have succeeded in competitions, in composing and performing their own works, and in finding their own voices to express themselves authentically.
At the heart of her teaching, Ms. Larsen believes in cultivating an affirming and supportive studio environment to foster community and creative freedom through the human voice.
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