Guest Blogger: Amanda Kingston

Praised for her “soaring soprano voice” and “impressive dramatic versatility,” Amanda made her professional debut as Josephine in HMS Pinafore with Nevada Opera. Other operatic roles include Mimì in La bohème, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gilda in Rigoletto, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Violetta in La traviata, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Rosalba in Catan's Florencia en el Amazonas, Hannah in The Merry Widow, and Despina in Così fan tutte. She has performed roles with Opera Columbus, Opera in the Heights, The Lakes Area Music Festival, Candid Concert Opera, The Ohio Light Opera, The Brevard Music Center, and Lone Star Lyric Theater?Festival.   Later this season, Amanda will make her debut with Madison Opera as Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte.
 
On the concert stage, highlights include Handel's Messiah with Houston Ars Lyrica, Rossini's Stabat Mater with the Houston Camerata, and the role of the Countess in excerpts from Le nozze di Figaro with the Ann Arbor Symphony. Amanda performed the role of Katharina Cavalieri in Amadeus with the prestigious Alley Theatre in Houston. She also frequently travels the country to sing the work of composer Eric Genuis. Amanda’s awards include First Place in the Lois Alba Aria Competition, Lucy Morgan Award at the Shreveport Singer of the Year Competition, Finalist in the McCammon Competition and Dallas Opera Competition, and District Winner and Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.