CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Anna Christy
Soprano - Award-Winning & International Opera Singer
Praised by the New York Times as "nimble of voice, body and spirit," soprano Anna Christy continues to delight audiences with an extraordinary blend of sparkling voice and powerful stage presence. In the 2016-2017 season, Ms. Christy was seen as Sophie in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Werther. She returned to Japan for performances of L'enfant et les sortileges with Seiji Ozawa and sang Carmina burana with Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony. She debuted at the Bayerische Staatsoper as Constance in Dialogues des Carmelites and celebrated the 60th Anniversary of The Ballad of Baby Doe as Baby Doe at Central City Opera. This summer, she will reprise her performances of Morgana in David Alden's production of Alcina at the Santa Fe Opera. Ms. Christy's varied career has included baroque, Mozart, bel canto, and world premiere roles at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, English National Opera, Royal Opera House, Opera National de Paris, and Teatro alla Scala. Ms. Christy attended Rice University and the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music.
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