Elisabeth Turchi

Lyric coloratura soprano, Elisabeth Turchi, is rapidly emerging as an exciting new artist in the opera world. An audience favorite in Europe and the United States, Ms. Turchi is hailed for her passion and artistry in bringing music's most beautiful and challenging works to life. Ms. Turchi most recently performed Gabriel in Haydn's Die Schöpfung at the Liszt Academy in Budapest and St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna under the direction of two-time Grammy award winner Robert Page. After returning from Europe, Ms. Turchi performed as the soprano soloist in Mozart's Mass in C Minor to standing ovations at the Festival 2008 Celebration Series at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

The 2008 and 2009 season will feature Ms. Turchi in selections from Rigoletto and Die Fledermaus for Annapolis Opera’s final concert of the season, Romantic Divas and Amorous Dons. She will also be the featured soprano soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Masterworks Chorale in Shepherdstown, Mozart’s Requiem with Hagerstown Choral Arts, and Messiah with the Worcester Chorus in Mechanics Hall.

Past highlights include her overseas debut in Rome with the role of Alice in Falstaff, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with the Harrisburg Opera, Cio-Cio San's Cousin in Madama Butterfly with the Pittsburgh Opera, and Madame Silverklang in The Impresario. Ms. Turchi has also performed with New York City's Gotham Chamber Opera in Les Larmes du Couteau, Dido and Aeneas and Les Malheurs d'Orphee.

Ms. Turchi has also studied in Italy with The International Institute of Vocal Arts, The International Lyric Academy of Rome, and The Ezio Pinza Council of American Singers of Opera. Highlights from these programs include working with the delightful Giuseppe Taddei and the late Fedora Barbiere.

Ms. Turchi holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Shenandoah University. She is featured on the recording of Haydn's Die Schöpfung at the Liszt Academy in Budapest by CMI Records.

"I was impressed not only by the beauty of her voice, which is ample in size with an extensive range, but with her musicianship, acting instincts and command of her craft. She is … a splendid colleague … I find the entire package very impressive." ~ Adelaide Bishop, Stage Director

"[Elisabeth] Turchi’s pleasant soprano was held in reserve … [then] she unleashed a cascade of emotional singing." ~ John Horan Jr., Northern Virginia Daily

"[Turchi’s] soprano is nimble and attractive. And powerful. Turchi has no trouble filling the theater with swells of clear, accurate sound." ~ Zachary Lewis, Patriot News, Harrisburg