Biography – Colleen McGrath, Soprano

    American soprano Colleen McGrath has been called “an ominously alluring and vocally superb Queen of the Night” – a role she has performed many times. This summer she returns to Ashlawn Opera to sing the charming Valencienne in Lehar’s The Merry Widow. Earlier this year, she made her Lincoln Center debut in concerts with the Little Orchestra Society of New York.

    The list of companies with which she has appeared includes San Francisco Opera, Utah Opera, Ashlawn Opera, Bronx Opera, Opera New England, and Bangkok Opera. In addition to the Queen of the Night and Valencienne, she has sung the roles of Zerlina, Cunegonde, Baby Doe, Gilda, Nanette, Le Fee, Euridice, Berta, and Romilda, among others. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon and Boston Conservatory, she was a studio artist with Utah Opera, served apprenticeships at Opera North and Des Moines Metro Opera, and was a finalist in Classical Productions, Connecticut Opera, and Vocal Gymnastics competitions.