Lindsay Ammann
Lindsay Ammann is quickly establishing herself as one of the most sought after contralto voices of her generation.
In April 2011, Ammann made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the role of Rossweisse in Die Walküre with Maestro James Levine conducting. This season, she has also performed as Beatrice in Le donne curiose and Beggar Woman in Sweeny Todd with Wolf Trap Opera Company and as a soloist with National Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, Ammann will cover the role of Goffredo in Rinaldo at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Ammann recently spent two seasons as a Resident Artist with Pittsburgh Opera. In her first season, Ammann debuted three major roles with the company – Olga in Eugene Onegin, opposite Anna Samuil and Dwayne Croft; Mistress Quickly in Falstaff with Mark Delavan in his signature role as Sir John Falstaff; and leading the cast as the title role in a new production of The Rape of Lucretia. She also covered Kate Aldrich in the title role of Carmen and finished the season performing as Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro. In her second season with the company, Ammann performed the roles of Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor and Goffredo in Rinaldo.
Prior to becoming a Resident Artist with Pittsburgh Opera, Ammann performed in the 2008 and 2009 Opera Theatre of Saint Louis summer seasons performing as The Page of Herodias in Salome and Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. She returned in 2010 to perform as Olga in Eugene Onegin.
Past operatic credits also include Cornelia in Giulio Cesare, Nettie Sloan/Aunt Bea in Bolcom's A Wedding, Maddalena in Rigoletto and Dame Doleful in Too Many Sopranos. She has also performed as the Alto Soloist in Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, Handel's Messiah and Mendelssohn's Elijah.
Ammann was an Associate Instructor of Voice while studying as a Masters student at Indiana University and also holds a Bachelors of Arts in Music from Augustana College. She continues her studies with Costanza Cuccaro.
Recognitions and awards include Finalist in the Sullivan Foundation Competition in 2009, an Encouragement Award from the Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition in 2009, Finalist in the HGO Eleanor McCollum Competition in 2009 and National Semi-Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2007.
In April 2011, Ammann made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the role of Rossweisse in Die Walküre with Maestro James Levine conducting. This season, she has also performed as Beatrice in Le donne curiose and Beggar Woman in Sweeny Todd with Wolf Trap Opera Company and as a soloist with National Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, Ammann will cover the role of Goffredo in Rinaldo at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Ammann recently spent two seasons as a Resident Artist with Pittsburgh Opera. In her first season, Ammann debuted three major roles with the company – Olga in Eugene Onegin, opposite Anna Samuil and Dwayne Croft; Mistress Quickly in Falstaff with Mark Delavan in his signature role as Sir John Falstaff; and leading the cast as the title role in a new production of The Rape of Lucretia. She also covered Kate Aldrich in the title role of Carmen and finished the season performing as Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro. In her second season with the company, Ammann performed the roles of Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor and Goffredo in Rinaldo.
Prior to becoming a Resident Artist with Pittsburgh Opera, Ammann performed in the 2008 and 2009 Opera Theatre of Saint Louis summer seasons performing as The Page of Herodias in Salome and Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. She returned in 2010 to perform as Olga in Eugene Onegin.
Past operatic credits also include Cornelia in Giulio Cesare, Nettie Sloan/Aunt Bea in Bolcom's A Wedding, Maddalena in Rigoletto and Dame Doleful in Too Many Sopranos. She has also performed as the Alto Soloist in Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, Handel's Messiah and Mendelssohn's Elijah.
Ammann was an Associate Instructor of Voice while studying as a Masters student at Indiana University and also holds a Bachelors of Arts in Music from Augustana College. She continues her studies with Costanza Cuccaro.
Recognitions and awards include Finalist in the Sullivan Foundation Competition in 2009, an Encouragement Award from the Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition in 2009, Finalist in the HGO Eleanor McCollum Competition in 2009 and National Semi-Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2007.