Grace Skinner

Washingtonian mezzo-soprano Grace Skinner is the recent recipient of 1st place prize in
the Seattle Opera Guild Singers’ Development Competition. She recently made her role debut
performing The Composer with Vashon Opera and has worked with The Atlanta Opera
covering the role of Giulio Cesare, and Utah Festival Opera covering the role of Carmen.
Ms. Skinner was a vocal fellow at prestigious young artist programs Music Academy of the
West, and Aspen Music Festival. Her other performed roles include Jo in Little Women,
Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, the title role in Giulio Cesare, Florence Pike in Albert
Herring, La Principessa in Suor Angelica, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, and premiered
the role of Samantha in The Place Where You Started.
Ms. Skinner earned her MM from the Jacobs School of Music at IU where she was also an
Associate Instructor of Voice. She received her BM in voice at Portland State University.