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2025/2026

COMPOSER SHOWCASE FEATURING KAIA STRING QUARTET

Ear Taxi Festival

Mezzo-Soprano Soloist

October 10, 2025

Nichols Concert Hall | Music Institute Chicago
1490 Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL 60201

COMPOSER SHOWCASE FEATURING KAIA STRING QUARTET

SALIERI'S FALSTAFF

Chicago Opera Theater

Ensemble

December 3-7, 2025

Studebaker Theater
410 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

COMPOSER SHOWCASE FEATURING KAIA STRING QUARTET

GLITTER AND BE GAY

The Valkyrie Ensemble

"The Shuffling Chanteuse" - Naomi's self-choreographed opera and tap-dance crossover act!

January 17, 2026

Redtwist Theatre
1044 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

COMPOSER SHOWCASE FEATURING KAIA STRING QUARTET

THE GONDOLIERS

The Gibert & Sullivan Opera Company

The Duchess of Plaza Toro

March 6-8, 2026

Mandel Hall
1131 E 57th St
Chicago, IL 60637

COMPOSER SHOWCASE FEATURING KAIA STRING QUARTET

ART SONG CONCERTS

TBA

Solo Recitalist

May 2026

Coming Soon!

COMPOSER SHOWCASE FEATURING KAIA STRING QUARTET

PAST EVENTS

TALKING ACROSS THE WATER

Recitalist: "Of All the Moons" by Kevin Puts

Salt Creek Song Festival

May 22, 2025

ART SONG AFTER HOURS CONCERT

Recitalist: "La Regata Veneziana" by Rossini

Salt Creek Song Festival

May 20, 2025

LEVY MUSIC SERIES RECITAL

Works by Bizet, Poulenc, Handel, Brahms, Hoiby, Wolf, and Rossini

Levy Music Series

November 17, 2023

HOME AGAIN

Recitalist: "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Bird" by Kurt Knecht

Salt Creek Song Festival

May 26, 2023

LET EVENING COME

Recitalist: "Late Afternoon" by Ricky Ian Gordon

Salt Creek Song Festival

May 23, 2023

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Role: Edith

Nashville Opera

April 21-23, 2023

THE ORPHEUS VOCAL COMPETITION

Jacqueline Polk Award winner

The Orpheus Vocal Competition

March 5, 2023

CAROLYN BAILEY ARGENTO VOCAL COMPETITION

Finalist - Artist Division

National Opera Associatioon

January 7, 2023

HANDEL'S MESSIAH

Alto Soloist

Dayton Philharmonic

December 14, 2022

CHARLIE PARKER'S YARDBIRD

Role: Nica

Dayton Opera

October 7-9, 2022

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Role: Mustardseed

Des Moines Metro Opera

July 2-23, 2022

A THOUSAND ACRES

Role: Ginny (study cover)

Des Moines Metro Opera

July 9-22, 2022

SCENES PROGRAM - WERTHER

Role: Charlotte

Des Moines Metro Opera

July 2, 2022

SCENES PROGRAM - BÉATRICE ET BÉNÉDICT

Role: Béatrice

Des Moines Metro Opera

June 15, 2022

EUGENE ONEGIN

Role: Olga

Opera in the Heights

April 2-10, 2022

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS YOUNG ARTIST VOCAL COMPETITION

First place winner

Southern Illinois Young Artist Organization

March 12, 2022

BAROQUE FESTIVAL CONCERT

Alto soloist

Bach Collegium Fort Wayne

February 20, 2022

DON QUICHOTTE AT COMACHO'S WEDDING

Role: Pedrillo

Opera Saratoga

July 14-18, 2021

MAN OF LA MANCHA

Role: Housekeeper (cover)

Opera Saratoga

July 8-10, 2021

GHOST VARIATIONS

Role: Clara Schumann

Thompson Street Opera Company

June 4-6, 2021

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Role: Kate

Opera Saratoga

June 19 - July 4, 2020

*Canceled due to COVID-19

MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Role: La madre

Opera Saratoga

June 26 - July 3, 2020

*Canceled due to COVID-19

PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE

Mezzo-Soprano Soloist (cover)

Opera Saratoga

July 5, 2020

*Canceled due to COVID 19

EDWARD M. MURRAY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF VOICE

Finalist

Opera Ithaca

March 1, 2020

FREEDOM RIDE (WORLD PREMIERE)

Role: Freedom Rider

Chicago Opera Theater

February 8-16, 2020

IMOGEN (WORKSHOP)

Roles: Arviragu and Nola

New Moon Opera

November 22, 2019

HÄNSEL UND GRETEL

Role: Hänsel (cover)

Opera Saratoga

July 5-14, 2019

LITTLE RED'S MOST UNUSUAL DAY

Role: Granny

OPERA Iowa - Des Moines Metro Opera

March - April, 2019

THE MAGIC FLUTE

Roles: Third Lady and Papagena

OPERA Iowa - Des Moines Metro Opera

March - April, 2019

THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER

Role: Genevieve

Chicago Fringe Opera

November 16 - December 1, 2018

RUSALKA

Role: Third Wood Sprite

Des Moines Metro Opera

June 22 - July 14, 2018

SCENES PROGRAM - DEAD MAN WALKING

Role: Sister Helen Prejean

Des Moines Metro Opera

June 16, 2018

SCENES PROGRAM - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Role: Hermia

Des Moines Metro Opera

June 8, 2018

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Role: Cherubino

Opera Naples

May 10, 2018

HANDEL DIXIT DOMINUS AND VIVIALDI GLORIA

Alto Solist

Palm Beach Symphony

March 12, 2018

A CELEBRATION OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Featured Soloist

Opera Naples

March 10, 2018

L'ELISIR D'AMORE

Role: Giannetta

Opera Naples

February 23-24, 2018

MADAME ROSE PALMAI-TENSER SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

First runner-up

Mobile Opera

January 13, 2018

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE

Role: Dritte Dame

Opera in the Heights

November 10-19, 2017

L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI

Role: Zulma (Isabella cover)

Operativo Houston

August 19, 2017

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO

Role: Sesto

Chicago Summer Opera

June 18, 2017

ROMÉO ET JULIETTE

Role: Gertrude

Moores Opera Center

April 8-10, 2017

KRISTIN LEWIS FOUNDATION VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

Grand prize winner

The Kristin Lewis Foundation

March 5, 2017

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