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PAST
SCHEDULE

2023

THE EMBASSY OF AUSTRIA 

Le nozze di Figaro 

Ms. Kelly takes the stage as Cherubino with the Washington Opera Society and a star-studded cast featuring Kevin Short as Figaro, Stephen Powell as the Count, and Laquita Mitchell as the Countess. Hosted by the Embassy of Austria in Washington DC.

December 1 2023

2023 SAS VOCAL COMPETITION

Finals

2ND PLACE WINNER

After competing in the finals of the SAS Vocal Competition, Ms. Kelly was awarded 2nd place. 

November 4, 2023

GERDA LISSNER FOUNDATION

International Vocal Competition: Art Song/Lieder

3RD PLACE WINNER

Ms. Kelly competed in the preliminary and final rounds of the 2023 Gerda Lissner Foundation Vocal Competition for Lieder and Song and was awarded 3rd place. She will perform at the Winners Concert in Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, on May 2nd, 2024.

October 28 2022

2023 OPERA INDEX COMPETITION

Finals

ALBERT SHERMAN MEMORIAL AWARD

Ms. Kelly competed in the 2023 Opera INDEX Vocal Competition, where she was awarded the Albert Sherman Memorial Award.

November 3, 2023

2023 JAMES TOLAND COMPETITION

Finals

1ST PLACE WINNER & AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD

Ms. Kelly is the 2023 First Place and Audience Favorite winner of the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition (tier II). Her winning performance presented “Werther! Werther! Qui m’aurait dit la place” from Werther by Jules Massenet and  “Wie Du Warst” from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss

July 8 & 9 2023

WOLF TRAP OPERA

Semele

ATHAMAS COVER

Ms. Kelly joins the Wolf Trap Opera as a studio artist for the summer 2023 season, where she will participate in scenes and chorus, as well as cover Athamas in Semele and study cover Siebel in Faust

Summer 2023

METROPOLITAN CLUB OF WASHINGTON DC

Spinning Shadows

Recita

Ms. Kelly presented a solo recital in the historic Metropolitan Club of Washington DC, with collaborator and conductor Tyson Deaton. The program included works by Rameau, Lully, Viardot, Berg, Bernstein, Obradors and Lorca. 

May 2023

2023 OPERA AT FLORHAM COMPETITION

Finalist

Ms. Kelly was named a 2023 Finalist for the Opera at Florham Competition, where she performed "Ah parea che per incanto," from Anna Bolena, as well as "Il m'en souvient" from Béatrice et Bénédict.

May 21, 2023

2023 GIULIO GARI FOUNDATION COMPETITION

Finalist

Ms. Kelly was named a 2023 Finalist for the Giulio Gari Competition, where she performed "Ah parea che per incanto," from Anna Bolena, as well as "Il m'en souvient" from Béatrice et Bénédict.

May 12, 2023

PALM BEACH OPERA

Falstaff

MEG PAGE COVER

Ms. Kelly joined Palm Beach Opera for their 2022-2023 Season as a first year member of the Bailey Apprentice Artist program. 

March 2023

PALM BEACH OPERA

Così fan tutte

DORABELLA COVER

Ms. Kelly joined Palm Beach Opera for their 2022-2023 Season as a first year member of the Bailey Apprentice Artist program. 

February 2023

METROPOLITAN OPERA 2023 LAFFONT COMPETITION

Southeast Regional

FINALIST 

After winning the South Carolina Region of the Laffont Competition, Ms. Kelly participated in the 2023 Southeast Regional competition of the Met competition, where she sang "Smanie implacabili,' and "Il m'en souvient."

Februrary 12, 2023

METROPOLITAN OPERA 2023 LAFFONT COMPETITION

South Carolina District

1st PLACE WINNER

February 12, 2023

PALM BEACH OPERA

Madama Butterfly

CHORUS

January 20, 2023

2022

MID-ATLANTIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

New Year's Eve Gala Concert

FEATURED SOLOIST

Ms. Kelly rejoins the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra with soprano Rachel Blaustein, under the baton of conductor Michael Repper.

December 31, 2022

WASHINGTON OPERA SOCIETY

Operetta Around the World

FEATURED SOLOIST

Ms. Kelly returns to the Washington Opera Society, alongside Met competition winner Alexandra Raskazoff, for a private performance at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington DC.

October 28 2022

YOUNG PATRONESSES OF THE OPERA & FLORIDA GRAND OPERA

Florida Grand Opera National Voice Competition

FIRST PLACE WINNER

October 7 2022

MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST

Eugene Onegin

STUDIO ARTIST

Summer 2022

MID-ATLANTIC SYMPHONY

Anna Kelly:
at the Freeman Arts Center

FEAUTRED SOLOIST

Ms. Kelly joins the Mid-Atlantic Symphony, under baton of LA Opera associate conductor Aaron Breid, to perform a solo concert of opera and operetta's greatest hits - from Bizet's Carmen to Mozart's Così fan tutte.

June 4 2022

WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Opera's Greatest Hits: Gala Concert


MEZZO SOLOIST

Ms. Kelly joins other members of the Yale Opera program, including Jordan Costa, Samuel Kidd, and Greer Lyle, in a gala performance of opera's greatest hits!


April 2022

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition


SEMIFINALIST

After winning the New Orleans district and the Gulf Coast Region, Ms. Kelly was named one of the 21 semifinalists in the 2023 Laffont Competition. She performed at the Metropolitan Opera in April. 


April 2022

CINCINNATI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

2022 Corbett Competition

2ND PLACE WINNER, ANDREW WHITE MEMORIAL AWARD

Although Ms. Kelly chose not to attend graduate school at CCM, she was awarded 2nd prize in the 2022 Corbett competition, after a performance of Smeton's aria from Donizetti's Anna Bolena. While Ms. Kelly chose not to attend, she is honored by the recognition from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.


APRIL 2022

YALE OPERA

Alcina

RUGGIERO

MARCH 2022

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