About Erin Wrona
Hailed as a tiny soprano with a big voice, Erin Wrona is known for her rich timbre and squillo filled sound. New to dramatic repertoire, Erin started her career as a mezzo-soprano, but over the last two years, transitioned into soprano repertoire, with roles such as, Tigrana in Edgar, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Elizabeth in Tannhäuser, Chimène in Le Cid, Medora in Il Corsaro, and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
In 2014, Erin was accepted into the Emerging Artist Program with the local Maryland opera company, The American Center for Puccini Studies. While there, she performed many partial and full roles, including, Cendrillon, Barigoule, and Mageulline in Cendrillon (Viardot), Samantha in Vignettes of Passion (Muller), Lissette in La Rondine (Puccini), Tigrana in Edgar (Puccini), Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni), Medora in Il Corsaro (Verdi), Bastienne in an english version of Bastien and Bastienne (Mozart), the title role in Zanetto (Mascagni), Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) and Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti).
Erin graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine in Orono in 2014, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. While there, Erin sang Azucena in Il Trovatore (Verdi), Dorabella in Così fan tutte (Mozart), Sally in A Hand of Bridge (Barber), Suzuki in Madama Butterfly (Puccini), and Jessica in The Worst One Ever (Belshaw). She also was the Alto Soloist in Rejoice in the Lamb (Britten) and the Mezzo Soloist in the Holocaust Cantata (McCollough) both with the University of Maine Singers, and performed in the chorus of several masterworks with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. In 2014, Erin studied opera in Vienna, Austria at the Palais Corbelli with the IES Study Abroad Summer Opera Intensive program, where she performed in several lied recitals and sang Zweite Dame in a scene from Die Zauberflöte (Mozart). Erin was a recipient of the Martina S. Resendez Music Award in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Erin made her professional debut at the age of 17 in the role of the Shepherd Boy in Tosca with the American Center for Puccini Studies.
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