Valerie Nicolosi

Since receiving her Bachelor's in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music, Mezzo Soprano Valerie Nicolosi has enjoyed a rising and dynamic operatic career around the country and the globe. She has appeared in leading operatic roles with a variety of regional opera companies around the country. In September 2002, Miss Nicolosi debuted in the title role of Rossini's La Cenerentola with Opera Providence. A favorite for pants roles, she has sung the role of Cherubino in Le Nozze Di Figaro with Abilene Opera and Knoxville Opera, and Dayton Opera. She continues to sing leading and supporting roles with various opera companies around the United States. Roles include Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte, Rosina in Barber of Seville, Angelina in La Cenerentola, Hermia and Oberon in Midsummer Night's Dream, Olga in Eugene Onegin, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Suzuki in Madame Butterfly, Stephano in Roméo et Juliette, La Ciesca and Zita in Gianni Schicchi, and Cupid in Orpheus and the Underworld. This past season she debuted with the Commonwealth Opera and Florimezzo Opera as Rosina in Barber of Seville. She looks forward to her first Hansel with Cape Cod Opera in November 2006. Miss Nicolosi is a Liederkranz Competition finalist and prize winner, and was awarded the Richard F. Gold Career Grant for Young Singers. She has appeared as a soloist with the Indian Hill Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra, and the St. Alban's Symphonia. She is also well-known for her inventive song recital programs which make the classical song repertoire more accessible to contemporary audiences and are popular on a wide variety of venues around the United States.