From Portland, Oregon, Anna Louise‘s recent roles include Giunone in La Calisto by Cavalli, Dorothée in L’amant Anonyme by Bologne, and Jenna in Lear on the Second Floor by Anthony Davis with Eastman Opera Theater. Her final performance was in Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán, where she covered the role of Rosalba. Anna Louise participated in the Spring 2021 production of Mozart Mayhem when she played the role of Despina in scenes from Cosí fan tutte. She also played the role of Yadwiga from Enemies: A Love Story in a concert of new works by composer Ben Moore. In 2021, she was a featured soloist in Mozart’s "Mass in C Minor.
Anna Louise performed the role of La Fée in Massenet’s Cendrillon, as well as La fata azzurra in Ottorino Respighi’s La bella dormente nel bosco with DePauw University opera. She also had the opportunity to portray the role of Greta Fiorentino in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene and Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro.
In the summer of 2019, Anna Louise participated in the Miami Music Festival’s productions of Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters as Presendia and Golijov’s Ainadamar as a Soprano Soloist and Margarita (cover).
Anna Louise received her Master’s degree at the Eastman School of Music and is a graduate of DePauw University, where she graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Vocal Performance and Business.
As a child, Anna Louise first found her passion for Opera while singing in children’s choruses throughout Portland in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Puccini’s Turandot, Tosca, Carmen and Street Scene.
Anna Louise was a two-time champion in the Oregon State Solo and Ensemble competition and a finalist and audience favorite winner of the Northwest Young Voices competition. She was chosen as a national finalist in voice by the National YoungArts Foundation and had the opportunity to travel to Miami to participate in National YoungArts Week. She is also a 1st place winner in The Schmidt Competition. Anna Louise won first place in the Oregon State NATS competition two years in a row and the Indiana State NATS.