Described by critics as “hilarious and endearing” on stage (Opera Today) and the “comical center of the production” (OperaGene), Olivia Currier is a mezzo-soprano from Albuquerque, New Mexico, currently based in Waco, Texas. She recently completed a season as an Apprentice Artist with the Sarasota Opera. As a singer with an exciting, versatile instrument, and an intellect on stage that brings any character to life, her principal credits include the role of Prinz Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus with Opera Magnifico, Beppe in L’amico Fritz with Amici Opera Company, and Béatrice in Béatrice et Bénédict with Shakespeare Opera Theatre. A versatile artist that embraces recital, concert, and choral repertoire, she performed a selection from Mikel Rouse’s Failing Kansas in Marshall Opera’s Oral History Concert at the Lincoln Center and presented a recital at the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, Maryland, as a winner of their Classical Recital Competition. She was previously a Frank Nemhauser Vocal Apprentice with Berkshire Choral International, a Choral Scholar with Quintessence: A Community of Singers, and was the alto soloist in Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb with the Lubbock Chorale. She has been awarded 1st Place at the Central Texas songSLAM Competition, a Semifinalist in the Camerata Bardi International Vocal Competition, a Finalist at the International Opera Institute’s Las Vegas Vocal Competition, and was a recipient of the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust. This summer, she will return for her second season at TUNDI Productions’ Wagner in Vermont Festival as the Fourth Flowermaiden in Parsifal, and cover the role of Mary in Der fliegende Holländer. Ms. Currier holds degrees from Texas Tech University (BM) and Baylor University (MM).