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Lessons, Performing,
and New Music

Sheena Chopra is a mezzo-soprano from Pittsburgh, PA. She has been
teaching private voice and piano in the area for the past ten years. She
received her Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance from the Cleveland
Institute of Music and her Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance with
honors from Duquesne University. She has studied with the Ezio Pinza
Council of American Singers of Opera, the Miami Music Festival, Emerald
City Opera, and has performed leading roles with the Bel Cantanti Summer
Music Festival and Undercroft Opera. Her students have participated in the
Dorothy Sutton Festival, the piano guild, and have performed in local
community plays and on Broadway. She has performed the national anthem
for Pittsburgh’s India Independence Day Festival for the past 18 years. She
has performed with the River City Brass and has sung the National Anthem
for a Pirates game. She won the Pittsburgh International Voice Competition
in 2019 and had the opportunity to perform in the winner’s recital at
Carnegie Hall.

Operatic Roles/Scenes

YearOperaRoleUniversity/Program
2017DjamilehDjamilehUndercroft Opera
2017Dido and AeneasSorceressMiami Music Festival
2017Roman FeverGraceMiami Music Festival
2017Suor AngelicaMonitressUndercroft Opera
2016Giulio CesareGiulio CesareUndercroft Opera
2015L’enfant es les sortilegesCover(L’enfant)Emerald City Opera
2014The Sound of MusicMariaBel Cantanti Opera
2012Little WomenMegDuquesne Opera

Education

InstitutionDegreeYear
Cleveland Institute of MusicBM in Voice PerformanceMay 2009
Duquesne UniversityMM in Voice PerformanceMay 2012

Awards and Competitions

InstitutionPlaceYear
Nats W.V Tri-State Competition1stOct. 2014
Dc Chapter Mu phi Epsilon ScholarshipWinnerMay 2015
Pittsburgh International Voice Competition1stJuly 2019

Summer Programs

Ezio Pinza Council of American Singers of Opera
Bel Cantanti Summer Opera Festival
Emerald City Opera
Miami Music Festival
Studio Program

Coaches/Teachers

Laura Knoop Very
Claudia Pinza
Dr. Koehler
Mary Beth Sederburg
Raymond Blackwell
Maria Paulina Garcia

Master Classes

Vivica Genaux
Elizabeth Futral
Diane Walters
David Toulson

Conductors and Directors

Katerina Souvorova
Jeffrey Klefstad
Carl Hess
Sally Denmead
Andres Cladera

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