AVA Alumni

Allegra De Vita ’16 · mezzo-soprano

Hometown

Trumbull, Connecticut

Education

B.S. in Biology with a Neuroscience  concentration and minor in Music Performance, Sacred Heart University; M.M. in Vocal Performance, Rice University – The Shepherd School of Music.

Competitions

Fifth Prize, The Giulio Gari Foundation, 2016; Grand Finalist, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2015; Grand Prize Winner, Young Texas Artists Competition, 2014; First Place, Amici Vocal Competition, 2014.

Previous Roles

Fulvio, Cato in Utica, Glimmerglass Festival; title role, Ariodante and Dorabella, Così fan tutte at Rice University; Pippo, La Gazza Ladra, Glimmerglass Festival, Summer 2016.

Roles at AVA