biography

Praised for her “ample, gleaming soprano,” Emily Baker is an operatic soprano and passionate music educator in Massachusetts. At Opera Neo, Emily brought “welcome focus” to her performance as Linfea in La Calisto and “set off fireworks” in her concert performances in scenes as Aïda and Rosalinde. In 2018, Emily performed as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with the North End Performing Arts Center in Boston and as Micaëla in Carmen with PanOpera in western Massachusetts. While completing her master’s degree and performance diploma at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Emily performed as Giorgetta in Puccini's Il tabarro, Berta in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Zweite Dame in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. She was the 2014 Indiana District Encouragement Award winner of The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a recent finalist in the Rochester International Vocal Competition. In 2020, Emily was set to make her debut as Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte with Windham Orchestra and perform the soprano solo in the Mozart Requiem with the Keene Chorale (VT), both engagements were postponed due to COVID-19.  In the summer of 2021, Ms. Baker was a part of the Russian Opera Workshop where she virtually studied the role of Tatyana in Eugene Onegin. In the summer of 2022, Ms. Baker performed the title role in Suor Angelica  with Greater Worcester Opera. She also performed as Freia in Wagner's Das Rhinegold and as Helmwige shadow in Die Walküre with TUNDI productions in Brattleboro, Vermont. In August 2023, she will perform as Waldvogel in Siegfried and Helmwige shadow in Die Walküre at the Wagner in Vermont Festival with TUNDI productions. This spring, she will make multiple debuts with orchestras and opera companies across New England.