Hailed as “brilliant” by The New York Times and given “high marks” by The Wall Street Journal, versatile soprano Melissa Fogarty’s wide range of experience includes performances with New York City Opera, New York Collegium, Sequitur and Seattle Baroque Orchestra (SBO). Melissa appeared in New York City Opera’s VOX 2007’s showcase of new opera as well as in its productions of Agrippina and King Arthur. A favorite with Seattle audiences, she appeared as Serpina in La Serva Padrona with SBO.

Recently she was in demand for her interpretations of the music of David Del Tredici for many of his 70th birthday celebrations. She performed "Dracula" and "Miz Inez Sez" with the composer, "Paul Revere's Ride" with Canticum Novum, and covered "Final Alice" at Maverick Concerts. Two world premieres of Del Tredici’s were scheduled in New York City in 2008, written with Melissa in mind.

Numerous awards and fellowships are to Melissa’s credit, mostly recently 2006 Outmusic Award (OMA) for her recording “Handel: Scorned & Betrayed” on Albany Records. Past fellowships include the Adams Fellowship at the Carmel Bach Festival and the Giorgio Cini Foundation Fellowship for study in Venice.

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