Emilie Faiella

Soprano Emilie Faiella most recently performed as Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) with Opera Naples, Jeannette (The Blacksmith) with Opera Lafayette, and as Lucy (The Telephone), Geraldine (A Hand of Bridge), and Lola (Gallantry) in Portland Opera’s An American Quartet. Her past roles include the Vixen (The Cunning Little Vixen), the Girl (Afterlife), Selena (Dolores Claiborne) and Yniold (Pelléas et Mélisande) with Boston University’s Opera Institute, as well as Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Ginevra (Ariodante), Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and others. She is a District Winner of the 2020 MONC Auditions and finalist of the 2020 Classical Singer Competition, and received Second Prizes at the 2019 Rochester International Vocal Competition and 2017 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. Emilie is affiliated with Houston Grand Opera's YAVA, CoOPERAtive's Fellowship program, and SongFest's Young Artist program, and received her M.Mus. at Boston University. Her upcoming engagements include the role of Young Alyce in Opera Naple’s Glory Denied.

She was a Resident Artist with Portland Opera in 2020, where she debuted in three roles and performed a recital. She is a District Winner of the 2020 MONC Auditions, and that same year was a finalist of the 2020 Classical Singer Competition. She received Second Prizes at the 2019 Rochester International Vocal Competition and the 2017 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. Emilie is affiliated with BUOI, Houston Grand Opera's YAVA, CoOPERAtive's Fellowship program, and SongFest's Young Artist program.