About Michaela Larsen
Heralded by the Brooklyn Discovery, Michaela Larsen is “visually and vocally another bright ray”. Ms. Larsen has a voice that is “plangent [and] coupled with excellent stagecraft”. She has appeared in Michigan State University Opera Theater’s productions as Adele in Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus, Nella in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Eurydice in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, and Vitellia in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito. In the summer of 2019, Ms. Larsen sang in Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance production of Die Fledermaus in New York City, and in 2021, she performed with Chicago Summer Opera’s production of one of Mozart’s earliest operas, Lucio Silla. Her work as a concert soloist includes Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42, and Mozart’s Requiem.
In 2021, Ms. Larsen returned to New York to pursue a Master’s in Vocal Performance at Stony Brook University, where she pivoted from soprano to mezzo-soprano and has enjoyed many new roles and repertoire. Recent credits include: Venus in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis, Nancy in Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring with Stony Brook Opera Theatre, and Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with Vienna Summer Music Festival. Ms. Larsen will appear as the title role in Gustav Holst's Sāvitri with Stony Brook Opera Theatre in November 2022, as well as appearing as a soloist in several concerts and recitals covering styles and periods from 1100 to contemporary. She is a former student of Marc Embree, and current student of Brenda Harris, to whom she extends eternal gratitude.
