Soprano Halley Gilbert graduated from Eastman School of Music last year and has already distinguished herself in many operatic roles. With Opera for Humanity she recently covered the role of "Lucia" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. She has performed with this group last year singing "Gianetta" from L'elisir D'amore. Halley made her professional debut last year with the Harrisburg Opera Associate in the role of "The Queen of the Night" in Mozart's The Magic Flute.
While at Eastman she performed in Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera (Arminda), Massenet's Cendrillon (La Fee), and Puccini's La Rondine (Georgette). With the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, she debuted as Queen of the Night, in their "Mozart 101" series. She has gone on to perform the Queen arias with the Greenwich CT Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, and the Genessee Chamber Orchestra. She has performed as featured soloist with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Bronx Arts Ensemble, North Jersey Philharmonic, Oswego Opera Theatre's recital series, and Gateway Classical Music Society. She is the winner of many awards including Syracuse Opera Club, and first prize in the Steinway Hall Vocal Competition. The Greenwich Times noted her "clear, velvety sound" while The San Francisco Chronicle praised her "big, beautiful voice."
