Biography



Mezzo-Soprano Courtney Miller is a recent addition to the Boston stage.  A 2010 New England Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Miss Miller has twice been the recipient of the Rislov Foundation Award for her "excellence and promise as a classical musician." 

Miss Miller will be returning to Chautauqua Opera this summer.  As an
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Photo by Robert Muller

Apprentice Artist, she will be singing the roles of Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Madrigal in Manon Lescautin addition to multiple concerts with orchestra.   

While at the Boston Conservatory for her Masters in Opera Performance, Miss Miller performed Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi and the Witch in Hansel and Gretel.  Miss Miller is continuing her education at the Boston Conservatory working towards a Professional Studies Certificate.  She starred in the Ravel double-bill this spring in the title role in L’enfant et les sortilèges and as Concepción in L’heure espagnole.  Susan Miron of The Arts Fuse wrote,The role of Concepción is a marvelous piece of work, seemingly made to be sung by Courtney Miller, who was hilarious fanning herself while keeping three men on her seductive string as her husband was out regulating the municipal clocks.”
This past fall, she made her debut with Boston Lyric Opera in the chorus of Verdi’s Macbeth.  This spring she made her debut with Juventas New Music in a night of new opera scenes.

Miss Miller received her Bachelor of Music at the University of Michigan studying  with Carmen Pelton.  There, Miss Miller played a sassy Nancy in Albert Herring and the title role in Iolanthe.  Miss Miller was praised for her interpretation of Iolanthe:  "Simply stunning.  Beautiful voice, tall, willowy frame, exceptional dramatic abilities, pretty looks - she had it all.  At each of the two performances I attended, Miss Miller's 'He loves...' gave me chills" (GASBAG Review by Daniel Florip).

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Photo by Max Wagenblass




When not performing, Miss Miller enjoys yoga, Zumba, kickboxing, experimental cooking, outdoor adventures, arts administration, and traveling.  

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