Emily Secor
About
Education: M,M., University of Northern Iowa, B.A., Luther College.
Praised for her “spicy and rich lyric soprano,” (Vocal Arts Chicago) Wisconsin native Emily Secor enjoys performing on and off the operatic stage. Recent engagements include performances of Mozart’s Requiem with Luther College and a recital tour with pianist Connor Buckley. Emily won the Grand Prize in the 2024 Patricia Crump Vocal Competition, and received fifth place in the Cedar Rapids Opera Esther & Myron Wilson Vocal Competition.
Performance engagements of the 2023/24 season included touring GrĂ©try and Borths’ Beauty and the Beast with Des Moines Metro Opera’s educational outreach program, OPERA Iowa, winning the Iowa Region Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and appearing as the soprano soloist in Mahler Symphony No. 4 with the Madison Symphony Orchestra. Emily has been a frequent artist in Madison Opera productions, having spent two seasons with the company as a Studio Artist (2018-2020), and as a guest artist during their digital 2020-21 season. Emily is also an alumna of the young artist programs of Des Moines Metro Opera, Haymarket Summer Opera, and Harrower Summer Opera.
As an active teaching artist, Emily maintains a private voice studio and regularly adjudicates for the Wisconsin State Music Association’s regional and state festivals (www.emilysecorsoprano.com)