Resident Artists
Michelle B. Johnson, soprano
AVA first year resident artist
Hometown: Pearland, TXEducation: B. M. in Vocal Performance, New England Conservatory of Music; Boston University Opera Institute, Opera Training Certificate.
Competitions: Finalist, 2007 Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition; Encouragement Award, 2007 Marilyn Horne Foundation; Encouragement Award, 2006 New England Regional Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; Jan de Gaetani Award, 2006 Orpheus National Vocal Competition.
Roles at AVA:
Roles:
Cressida (cover), Troilus and Cressida, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Monisha, Treemonisha, Opera Providence; Soprano, Enchantment of Dreams, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Anna Karenina (cover), Anna Karenina, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Lady with Cakebox, Postcard from Morocco, Opera Institute, Boston; The Moon, Before Night Falls, Opera Institute, Boston; Naked Virgin, Moses und Aron, Boston Symphony Orchestra; Corinna (cover), Il viaggio a reims, Music Academy of the West; La Contessa, Le Nozze di Figaro, L'Orchestra da Camera; Miss Jessel, The Turn of the Screw, New England Conservatory. Participant in International Institute of Vocal Arts, Chiari, Italy; Tanglewood Music Center; Music Academy of the West; V.O.I.C.Experience; Opera Theatre of St. Louis Young Artist Program; Opera Tampa Young Artist Program..
