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About Me.

My name is Kayleigh Tolley and I'm a classical mezzo-soprano from midcoast Maine. I am a recent graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory, where I received my B.M. in voice performance and B.A. in psychology. I currently study with Dr. Rebecca Folsom as I pursue my M.M. in Opera Performance at Boston Conservatory.

Operas

  • Dorabella, Cosi Fan Tutte, April 2025, Boston Conservatory Opera

  • Hansel, Hansel & Gretel, July 2024, Chicago Summer Opera

  • Nancy, Albert Herring, November 2023, Oberlin Opera Theater 

  • Zandra, Alice Tierney, March 2023, Opera Columbus (Professional Debut)

  • Zandra, Alice Tierney, January 2023, Oberlin Opera Commissioning Project, WORLD PREMIERE

  • La Zelatrice, Suor Angelica, August 2022, Bel Canto in Tuscany

  • Fidalma, Il Matrimonio Segreto, March 2022, Oberlin Opera Theater

Opera Scenes

  • Sesto , La Clemenza di Tito, August 2023, Bel Canto in Tuscany

  • Alice, Lucia di Lammermoor, August 2023, Bel Canto in Tuscany

  • Nicklausse, Les Contes d'Hoffman, August 2023, Bel Canto in Tuscany

  • Hansel, Hansel and Gretel, June 2023, Songfest

  • Dryad, Ariadne auf Naxos, April 2022, Oberlin Opera Theater

  • Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, April 2022 Oberlin Opera Theater

  • Fidalma, Il Matrimonio Segreto, April, 2021, Oberlin Opera Theater

Concerts

  • Featured Soloist, "Tis the Season", December 2024, Tapestry Singers

  • Soloist, Handel's Messiah, December 2023, Oberlin Conservatory

  • Soloist, "Carried Away: An Eclectic Cabaret", June 2023, Songfest 

  • Soloist, "Love, Curiosity, Honesty, and Storytelling: Songs of Alan Louis Smith, June 2023, Songfest

  • Soloist, "From Spain to the Americas", June 2023, Songfest

  • Soloist, "Home for the Holidays", December 2022, Tapestry Singers

  • Soloist, "Contemporary Music Ensemble", Dec 2022, Oberlin Contemporary Music

Awards

  • Danenberg Honor Recipient, Spring 2024

  • Dean's Scholarship Recipient, Oberlin Conservatory, 2019-2024

  • Eleanor Erdman and Diane Nixon Prize for Vocal Excellence, Young Stars of Maine, 2021

  • NATS Musical Theater and Classical Voice Finalist and Winner, Maine NATS Competition, 2016-2019

  • Maine Music Educators Association Scholarship Award Winner, 2019

Education/Programs

  • MM Opera Performance, Boston Conservatory, 2024-2026

  • Chicago Summer Opera Series, Summer 2024

  • BM Classical Voice Performance/BA Psychology, Oberlin College and Conservatory, 2019-2024

  • Emerging Artist Program, Bel Canto in Tuscany, Summer 2023

  • Young Artist Program, Songfest, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, June 2023

  • Young Artist Program, Bel Canto in Tuscany, Summer 2022

  • Art Song Summer Artist, ArtsBridge, Summer 2018

Master Classes

 

  • Jake Heggie

  • Roger Vignoles

  • Martin Katz

  • Elvia Puccinelli

  • Gregory Kunde

  • Scott Skiba

Voice Teachers      Coaches

  • Dr. Katherine Jolly

  • Katherine Cowdrick*

  • Elizabeth Koch*

  • Beth Preston

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  • Daniel Michalak

  • Kyung-Eun Na

  • Giovanni Reggioli

  • Patrick Hansen*

  • Thomas Bandy

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*Summer Teachers

Special Skills

  • Ballet (17 years), Tap (15 years),  Musical Theater/Jazz (10 years)

  • Dance Teacher/Choreographer for ages 2-14

  • Church Service Cantor (8 years) 

  • Wedding Service Cantor/Soloist

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