American soprano Tessa McQueen was named a 2024 National Finalist in the MET’s Laffont Competition. During the 2023-24 season, she sang the roles of Poppea in L’incoronazione di Poppea and Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia while in attendance at Rice University. This summer, she joins the prestigious Merola Opera Program, where she will cover the role of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and sing Nedda in the Schwabacher Scenes Concert. Last summer, she was a Studio Artist at Wolf Trap Opera, where she covered the role of Marguerite in Faust. Ms. McQueen was a Studio Artist at Central City Opera in 2022 singing the role of Krystyna Zywulska in Two Remain (Out of Darkness) by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. At the end of the summer, she earned the prestigious Young Artist of the Season Award and was a season sponsored young artist by the El Pomar Foundation. On the concert stage, Ms. McQueen has performed with the Washington City Choir as the Soprano II soloist in the Grand C-Minor Mass by Mozart (2024) and as the Soprano Soloist for John Rutter’s Requiem with the Rice Chorale (2022). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Oklahoma City University (‘19) and a Master’s Degree in Voice Performance from Rice University (‘24).

Ms. McQueen looks forward to announcing her 2024-2025 plans and season at a later date…TBA!