Described as having “a rich, glowing lyric sound destined for the heights” by Opera News, soprano Amelia Watkins has appeared in leading concert halls and opera houses in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, with the New York City Opera, Estates Theatre (Prague), the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, the Verbier Festival (Switzerland), the Gewandhaus (Germany), the National Arts Center in Ottawa, and in concert in Hong Kong. Operatic roles include Norina (Don Pasquale), Despina (Così fan Tutte), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Musetta (La Bohème), Mme. Herz (The Impresario), Gretel (Hansel & Gretel), Dafne (Apollo e Dafne). Embracing musical styles from Bach to Berio and beyond, Amelia specializes in the works of living composers. She recently debuted the role of Mabrouka in the staged premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’s opera Sumeida’s Song, as part of the inaugural season of the Prototype Festival. Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times praised “the soprano Amelia Watkins, who brings bright sound and touching vulnerability to her performance”. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music, Ms. Watkins can be heard on Albany Records in New Growth, on the 2011 Grammy nominated Bobby McFerrin album Vocabularies, in Missy Mazzoli’s Song From the Uproar, and in various film and television scores. ameliawatkins.com