Soprano
Meagan Miller
Biography
Acclaimed for the expansive colors and rich texture of her voice, American soprano Meagan Miller’s compelling stage presence, intelligently nuanced portrayals and varied repertoire have been applauded at such distinguished opera houses as the Hamburg State Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Opera Monté Carlo, Théatre du Capitôle Toulouse, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Washington National Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, and Opernhaus Zürich, among others.
The 2017-18 season includes two role and house debuts: Elsa in a new production of Wagner’s Lohengrin by Olivier Py at La Monnaie du Munt, Brussels, conducted by Alain Altinolgu, and Marta in the acclaimed new production by Walther Sutcliffe of D’Albert’s Tiefland in Toulouse, plus performances of Sieglinde: at Oper Leipzig and in concert in Prague.
Highlights of recents seasons include Minnie in the landmark La fanciulla del West at the Michigan Opera Theater, Senta in Zürich’s Der Fliegende Holländer, Brünnhilde in Teatro Massimo di Palermo’s new production of Siegfried, Sieglinde in Die Walküre in Washington National Opera, Oper Leipzig and the Lucerne Festival, Strauss’ Adriane in Berlin, Beijing, Warsaw, and Vienna, Marie/Marietta in Korngold’s Die Tote Stadt in Hamburg, Boston and Tokyo, the Kaiserin in the Metropolitan Opera’s Die Frau ohne Schatten, Strauss’ Daphne at the Wiener Staatsoper, the Feldmarschallin in a new production of Der Rosenkavalier in Breslau, Minnie in Puccini’s La fanciulla del West in Palermo, and Monte Carlo, plus orchestral concerts of Strauss Lieder and Mahler’s 8th Symphony.
An accomplished orchestral soloist, recitalist and noted interpreter of new music, Ms. Miller has premiered numerous works written specifically for her voice, including works by Libby Larsen, Robert Beaser, Thomas Cipullo, Christopher Berg, Niccolo Athens and Russell Platt. A National Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and graduate of New York’s Juilliard School, the soprano is the winner of numerous competitions and awards.