SYLVIA STONER has performed across the country in opera and theater. Regional opera credits include the Des Moines Metro Opera, Shreveport Opera, Opera Omaha, Union Avenue Opera, Kentucky Opera, Mobile Opera, Lake George Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Favorite roles include Mimi in La Bohème, Countess in Figaro, Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, and Marguerite in Faust. A proud member of Actor’s Equity, she toured nationally in Terence McNally’s “Maria Callas: Masterclass” in the role of opera singer Sharon Graham. Internationally, she performed in Italy with Orvieto Musica and the InterHarmony International Music Festival.  Recent soloist engagements include the Schenectady Symphony, Saratoga Voices, the Battenkill Chorale, the Northern Berkshire Chorale, and the Skidmore Orchestra.                            
                                               
She co-created “Sister--Show me Eternity” based upon the life of Emily Dickinson and her sisters. This unique staging of art song and narrative celebrates the artist-teacher, as the production included a student chorus at each performance.  There are now over 40 students nationally who have appeared in this work at various colleges and universities on the East coast and in the Midwest. Her next collective endeavor includes co-commissioning and touring new operas based on the stories of past generations called “A Mosaic of Mothers.”  
                                               
She obtained her Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree with honors in Voice at the University of Kansas and is currently the Senior Artist-in-Residence in Voice at Skidmore College.
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