G r e t a F e e n e y
Soprano
Greta Feeney is an American opera singer and recitalist celebrated for her vibrant vocal timbre, impeccable musicianship, and dynamic stage presence. Her international concert debut came at age 21 with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Haydn’s The Creation), and she made her professional operatic debut at 24 with the San Francisco Opera (Jano in Jenůfa). During her time with The Juilliard Opera Center, Ms. Feeney took on leading roles such as Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites, earning praise from The New York Times for her "artless sweetness of tone" and "top notes like a golden bell."
Recognized for her talent early on, she was a Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions semi-finalist and received awards from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, the George London Foundation, and the Koussevitzky Foundation.
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Soprano
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As a young professional, Ms. Feeney trained with the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program and was awarded the Adler Fellowship, performing in over 20 productions with the company. Her standout roles included Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Marzelline in Fidelio, Despina in Così fan tutte, Amanda in Le Grand Macabre, and Marguerite in the world premiere of Louis Spratlan’s Earthrise. On tour, she shone as Adele in Die Fledermaus with Western Opera Theatre. Additional credits include performances at the Spoleto Festival USA (Diana in Iphigénie en Tauride and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte) and six productions with the Ohio Light Opera, where she recorded Wiener Blut and Der Tapfere Soldat for Newport Classics.
A specialist in baroque repertoire, Ms. Feeney has performed in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Herbst Theatre. Collaborating with ensembles like St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and the Mannes Camerata, her roles have included Agrippina in Handel’s Agrippina and Eliogabalo in Cavalli’s Eliogabalo. She is a current soloist with Boston Baroque and The Rossini Club, Nantucket’s premier chamber music festival, and serves as an advisor to the Cambridge Chamber Ensemble and the Nantucket Arts Council.
In addition to her artistic achievements, Ms. Feeney is a passionate advocate for charitable causes. She has performed at events for The Edward M. Kennedy Institute, The Newport Opera House, and The Sarasota Film Festival, and regularly headlines with The Boston Pops at Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s annual fundraising gala. During the pandemic, she joined Joshua Bell and Jimmy Buffett in the Musicians for Mount Sinai virtual fundraiser and more recently collaborated with Ukrainian tenor Alexei Kuznietsov for Nantucket Cares, supporting war relief efforts in Ukraine. As Director of Music Ministries at St. Mary Our Lady of the Isle, she has prepared and performed music for mass attended by the sitting President of the United States for three consecutive years.