Korby Myrick // La Suora Zelatrice

Korby Myrick’s diverse repertoire and impeccable artistry earn her praise in both operatic and concert work. Ms. Myrick performs throughout the United States and Europe with such opera companies as Théâtre de l’Opéra de Nice, France; Teatro Bellini, Italy; Spoleto Festival (USA and Italy); Washington National Opera; Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Tulsa Opera; Opera Carolina; Opera Theater of Pittsburgh; Connecticut Opera Theatre and her own opera company, Passion Project: Opera!. She has performed over forty roles with Arizona Opera Company. Signature roles include the title role in Carmen, Laura in La Gioconda, Azucena in Il Trovatore, Principessa in Adriana Lecouvreur, Judith in Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Beppe in L’Amico Fritz, Beatrice in Béatrice et Bénédict, The Witch and the Mother in Hansel and Gretel, among others. She recently made her Vashon Opera debut in the role of Madame de la Haltière in their production of Massenet’s Cendrillon.

A noted concert artist, Ms. Myrick has performed in Avery Fisher Hall as the soloist in the Bach B Minor Mass and appears frequently as a concert soloist with Spoleto Festival, in both the U.S. and Italy. She has sung with such concert organizations as Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Musica Sacra, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Greater Bridgeport Symphony, New Haven Chorale and Norwalk Symphony Orchestra.

When she isn’t singing or accompanying, she often works as music director, stage director, artistic director, or chorus master, while also maintaining a thriving private voice and piano studio in Tucson. She joined the music faculty at the University of Arizona this year and is thrilled to be able to inspire the younger generation of singers in the field of opera that she loves so dearly.

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