ABOUT TAYLOR
Taylor Mitchell is an aspiring classical singer and Lyric Soprano seeking to make her mark in the world of opera. Taylor completed her bachelor’s degree cum laude in Vocal Performance in May 2020 and will receive her master’s degree of music in May of 2022 from The Hartt School, University of Hartford. She has studied with Wayne Rivera, Associate Professor in Voice and Thomas Cannon, Assistant Professor of Voice Vocal at The Hartt School.
Opera credits include Mother (Hansel and Gretel), Laëtitia (The Old Maid and the Thief), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte (scenes), Princess Gilda (The Three Feathers), Susannah (Susannah (scenes), and Sylvaine (The Merry Widow). Additional opera credits include Countess (Rigoletto, Opera Connecticut), and Countess Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro, New England Opera Intensive). Taylor has collaborated with coaches such as Eric Trudel, Doris Lang Kosloff, Stephen Scarlato, Edward Bolkovac, and Elisabeth Tomczyk; she also appeared in master classes with Harolyn Blackwell, Constance Rock, Sondra Kelly, Lori Laitman, and Ryan Speedo Green; and worked with opera directors and conductors including Matthew Ferraro, Cara Consilvio, Jillian Foley Cusano, Edward Bolkovac, Edward Cumming, Doris Lang Kosloff, and Lynn Kao.
Her choral experience includes a performance at the International Electricity Summit, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (2018); Hartt Chamber Choir (2017-2020), Hartt School Chorale (2016-2017), Suitland High School Center for Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Concert and Chamber Choir (2012-2016), and Prince George’s County Honors Chorus (2009-2012). Summer programs and workshops include New England Opera Intensive, Boston, MA (2017); Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. (2015); The National Society of Arts and Letters Classical Voice Masterclass, Alexandria, VA (2015); The Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Maryland, College Park Maryland; Brevard Music Centre, Brevard, North Carolina (2014); Duke Ellington School of the Arts Summer Program, Washington, D.C. (2012); and Act Your Best Youth Stage Productions, a musical theater, Clinton, MD (2010-2012).
Taylor was raised in the Prince George's County Metropolitan Area. As a little girl in elementary school at the John Hanson French Immersion School, she joined the school choir because she stated that “she was bored.” Who would have thought? Upon entering the Suitland High School CVPA in Forestville, Maryland under the direction of Ken Boucher, her voice had escalated into a strong and beautiful soprano tone. There, she received extensive voice training, private lessons, music theory, vocal techniques and diction, and participated in choir concerts and competitions. Taylor’s studies and experiences has led to a diverse variety of music and performances in venues such as local schools, colleges, churches, out-of-state and special events. Taylor has received several years of piano lessons from the late renowned pianist and organist Sir Salone Clary, Sr.
Taylor has volunteered as a summer intern for Maryland State’s Attorney Office, Prince George’s County, and their Senior Citizen Workshop. She continues to sing at local churches and venues in the area, and volunteers for So Others May Eat, a community-based organization that helps the poor and homeless in Washington, D.C. Taylor’s journey in the music field has been rewarding. She is honored and blessed to be part of such an amazing opportunity to study music and soon began her career in the world of opera.