Diana Farrell, Soprano

Diana Farrell is known for her “golden voice,” “soaring soprano,” and “lovely and impeccable” sound. In July of 2017, she will be returning to Nightingale Opera Theatre as Magda in The Consul. Previous roles with the company include Miriam in The Scarf, and Anna Maurrant in Street Scene. She has appeared as Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia, starring tenor Lawrence Brownlee at Opera Western Reserve, where she was a Young Artist performing the title roles of both Tosca and Madama Butterfly for the children’s matinee performances, as well as Micaëla in Carmen. Other role highlights include Contessa Almaviva with Crested Butte Music Festival’s Le nozze di Figaro, and Rosalinda in Simsbury Light Opera Company’s production of Die Fledermaus.

Past concert engagements include a performance of Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été with the Dana Symphony Orchestra, an appearance with the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Messiah soprano soloist with the Westfield Festival Choir and Orchestra. She finished first place in the 5 Towns Music and Arts Vocal Competition and the Clark J. Haines Memorial Concerto Competition. A past winner of the Dana Concerto Competition and the Tri-States NATS Regional Student Auditions in the Advanced Women’s category, Ms. Farrell has performed in master classes with world-renowned artists such as Dawn Upshaw, Keith Miller, Laurent Phillipe, Michael Chioldi, Jeanie Darnell, composer Lori Laitman, and pedagogue Shirley Emmons. She has been honored to work with directors David Vosburgh, Laura Portune, and Sarah Meyers, and conductors such as Susan Davenny Wyner, and David Syrus.

A former student of the celebrated soprano, Ms. Jane Eaglen, Diana holds an Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Mary Schiller. She earned her M.M. in Vocal Performance from Youngstown State University where she sang in the studio of Misook Yun, and served as the Graduate Assistant for the Musicology and Opera Departments. Ms. Farrell began her studies in the studio of Mary Brown Bonacci at Westfield State University, where she graduated with a B.A. in Music concentrating in Vocal Performance and received the Department Performance Award. Currently, Diana enjoys singing with the choir at St. John’s Episcopal Church, and the Orange County Festival Singers in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.