Emily Rose Lynn is a spirited young soprano from North Manchester, Indiana. She grew up attending operas at Manchester University to watch her mother's students, who also happened to be her favorite babysitters. Finally, at the age of twelve, she joined the cool college kids and performed her operatic debut as the crying girl in the chorus of Menotti's The Boy Who Grew Too Fast. Since then, she performed with the chorus of the MU Opera Workshop until she grew old enough to enroll as a student herself and auditioned for roles. During her undergraduate studies at Manchester University, she studied with Dr. Debra Lynn for whom she learned and performed several roles including Lauretta in Gianni Schicci (Puccini), Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Mozart), Amelia in Amelia Goes to the Ball (Menotti), Valencienne in The Merry Widow (Lehar), and Faustine in the collegiate debut of The Invention of Morel (Stewart Copeland). Emily then earned her master's in music at UMKC, where she studied with Dr. Raymond Feener and covered the role of Despina in Così fan tutte, where she revisited her love of character voices. The following summer, she went to Varna International Music Academy to sing Nella in Gianni Schicchi. Moving right along, Emily completed her Artist Diploma at William Jewell College in May 2024, where she enjoyed the challenge of playing three roles in the production of The House Without a Christmas Tree: Adelaide, Helen, and Ms. Thompson. She also sang Morgana in Alcina and discovered her love for preparing baroque ornamentation. Other performances in the Kansas City area include: Frasquita in Carmen, and Hannah in The Pathway to Heaven with Lawrence Opera Theatre, and Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica with Opera on Tap KC. In addition to operatic roles, Emily contributes her creativity to Opera on Tap KC by planning and organizing concerts, and even establishing a tradition called Recital of Rejects each February. Emily's next operatic performance will be in her home state of Indiana with Opera Today! March 26, 27, and 29 as Aveline in Elizabeth Cree.
