During the 2011 season, mezzo-soprano Erica L. Koehring was seen as Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Cecilia March, and Alma March in Little Women (Adamo) with the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory and with Opera in the Ozarks. Other roles include: Madame de Croissy in Les Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc), Tessa in The Gondoliers (Gilbert & Sullivan), Flora in La Traviata (Verdi), Tisbe in Cenerentola (Rossini), and Third Lady in Die Zaubeflöte (Mozart). Between lead roles, she has performed multiple chorus roles with Indianapolis Opera and Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Equally at home in the concert setting, Miss Koehring has performed the alto solos for Mozart’s Requiem, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Handel’s Messiah, and Mark Hayes’ Te Deum.
Miss Koehring has been the recipient of many awards based on her musical and academic abilities. At UMKC she is the recipient of the Kauffman Talent Scholarship and Chancellor’s Award. She was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at UNL, working with both the Music Theory and Opera departments. She has also been a finalist in Regional and District NATS competitions.
She holds a Master of Music Degree in Voice from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). She is currently pursuing an Artist Certificate in Vocal Performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). She has studied voice with Rebecca Sherburn, Mark Gilgallon, Ariel Bybee, and Mary Anne Scott.
Future engagements include Carmen in La Tragédie de Carmen by Bizet/Brook in March 2012.
Equally at home in the concert setting, Miss Koehring has performed the alto solos for Mozart’s Requiem, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Handel’s Messiah, and Mark Hayes’ Te Deum.
Miss Koehring has been the recipient of many awards based on her musical and academic abilities. At UMKC she is the recipient of the Kauffman Talent Scholarship and Chancellor’s Award. She was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at UNL, working with both the Music Theory and Opera departments. She has also been a finalist in Regional and District NATS competitions.
She holds a Master of Music Degree in Voice from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). She is currently pursuing an Artist Certificate in Vocal Performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). She has studied voice with Rebecca Sherburn, Mark Gilgallon, Ariel Bybee, and Mary Anne Scott.
Future engagements include Carmen in La Tragédie de Carmen by Bizet/Brook in March 2012.