Resident Artists
Colleen Daly, soprano
AVA third-year resident artist
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Education: B. M. in Vocal Performance, DePaul University; M. M. in Opera Performance, University of Maryland
Competitions: Howard County Arts Council Rising Star Competition, 2008 Second Prize; Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition, 2007 Grand Prize, Audience Choice Award, Director and Conductor's Choice Award; Kennett Square Symphony Vocal Competition, 2007 First Prize finalist, Palm Beach Opera Guild; fourth place, Bel Canto Foundation; third place, Eastern Regional NATS Competition.
Roles at AVA: Violetta, La traviata; title role, Kat'a Kabanova; title role (cover) Manon; Ännchen (cover) Der Freischütz.
Roles: Title role, Alcina, Opera Vivente; Die Königen der Nacht, Die Zauberflöte, Opera New Jersey; Juliette (cover), Romèo et Juliette, Opera New Jersey; Die Königen der Nacht, Die Zauberflöte, Annapolis Opera; Miss Wordsworth (cover), Albert Herring, Gotham Chamber Opera; Sole, Giasone, Aspen Opera Theatre Center; Micaëla, La Tragédie de Carmen, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts; Cleopatra, Giulio Cesare, Maryland Opera Studio; Musetta (cover) La Bohème, Maryland Opera Studio; Madame Herz, Der Schauspieldirektor , C. Smith Performing Arts Center; Miss Jessel, The Turn of the Screw, Maryland Opera Studio; Julie Schumann (cover) Clara (World Premiere), Maryland Opera Studio; Cunegonde, Candide,DePaul Opera Theatre; Radio Singer, Trouble in Tahiti,DePaul Opera Theatre.
Web Site: www.colleendaly.com
