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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
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 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
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
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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