Finalist, MET New England Region, 2010

Corinne Winters, soprano, originally from Frederick, MD, has completed a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the Peabody Conservatory, having recently obtained her Bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Towson University. Ms. Winters is a third year Resident Artist at the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, PA, where she studies with Ruth Golden. So far at AVA, Corinne has performed Nannetta in Falstaff, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, Monica in Respighi's La Fiamma, and Norina in Don Pasquale. With the Opera Theater of St. Louis, Corinne perfomed the Second Gossip and covered Rosina in John Corgliano's The Ghosts of Versailles. Upcoming roles include a return to Opera theatre of St. Louis for Mrs. Anderssen in Sondheim's A Little Night Music and Countess (cover) in The Marriage of Figaro, the title role in Lehar's Giuditta with Concert Operetta Theatre, and Mimì (cover) in Puccini’s La bohème with Crested Butte Music Festival. Corinne also covered Mimì at Lake George Opera, in addition to performing Baroness Gondremarck in Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne. Other recent roles include Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with the Oberlin in Italy program, Antonia in Les contes d’Hoffmann and Pamina in Papageno! (an outreach translation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute) with Peabody Opera, Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief and Ms. Segstrom in A Little Night Music with Towson University, and the title role in Seymour Barab’s children’s opera, Little Red Riding Hood at Strathmore Hall.

Equally at home in concert repertoire, Corinne has sung the soprano solos in Mendelssohn's Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Beethoven’s Mass in C, and the Bach messa in b-minor. Ms. Winters made her European debut in 2005 with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. There, she performed on orchestral operetta concerts, and was chosen for a six-member musical theatre touring cabaret entitled “The Hundredth Anniversary Cabaret.” In addition to receiving the Anita Erdman Award in Opera and Peabody Merit Scholarship from Peabody Conservatory, Corinne has won prizes in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (3rd place, New England Region), George London (honorable mention), Mario Lanza, Kennett Symphony, Annapolis Opera, and Florida Grand Opera competitions, was a US representative in the Pavarotti International Voice Competition in Modena, Italy, and was nominated for a Sara Tucker Grant in 2008 and 2009.

					Corinne Winters Soprano New England Finalist, 2010 Corinne Winters, soprano, originally from Frederick, MD, has completed a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the Peabody Conservatory, having recently obtained her Bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Towson University. Ms. Winters is a third year Resident Artist at the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, PA, where she studies with Ruth Golden. So far at AVA, Corinne has performed Nannetta in Falstaff, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, Monica in Respighi's La Fiamma, and Norina in Don Pasquale. With the Opera Theater of St. Louis, Corinne perfomed the Second Gossip and covered Rosina in John Corgliano's The Ghosts of Versailles. Upcoming roles include a return to Opera theatre of St. Louis for Mrs. Anderssen in Sondheim's A Little Night Music and Countess (cover) in The Marriage of Figaro, the title role in Lehar's Giuditta with Concert Operetta Theatre, and Mimì (cover) in Puccini’s La bohème with Crested Butte Music Festival. Corinne also covered Mimì at Lake George Opera, in addition to performing Baroness Gondremarck in Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne. Other recent roles include Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with the Oberlin in Italy program, Antonia in Les contes d’Hoffmann and Pamina in Papageno! (an outreach translation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute) with Peabody Opera, Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief and Ms. Segstrom in A Little Night Music with Towson University, and the title role in Seymour Barab’s children’s opera, Little Red Riding Hood at Strathmore Hall. Equally at home in concert repertoire, Corinne has sung the soprano solos in Mendelssohn's Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Beethoven’s Mass in C, and the Bach messa in b-minor. Ms. Winters made her European debut in 2005 with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. There, she performed on orchestral operetta concerts, and was chosen for a six-member musical theatre touring cabaret entitled “The Hundredth Anniversary Cabaret.” In addition to receiving the Anita Erdman Award in Opera and Peabody Merit Scholarship from Peabody Conservatory, Corinne has won prizes in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (3rd place, New England Region), George London (honorable mention), Mario Lanza, Kennett Symphony, Annapolis Opera, and Florida Grand Opera competitions, was a US representative in the Pavarotti International Voice Competition in Modena, Italy, and was nominated for a Sara Tucker Grant in 2008 and 2009. Return to List of Finalists











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