ANDREA BAKER

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Soprano Andrea Baker's 2024-2025 season featured a range of notable performances, including Mimi in La bohème with Western Plains Opera, a Mozart gala with Glacier Symphony, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte with Opera Ithaca, and Madame Silberklang in The Impresario at Anchorage Opera. Looking ahead, her 2025-2026 calendar is equally exciting, with several new roles on the horizon: Rusalka with Gulf Shore Opera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Western Plains Opera and the Rapides Symphony, Micaela in Carmen with Charleston Opera Theater, and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Tampa in 2026. Additionally, she has appeared as soprano soloist in Poulenc's Gloria at Emory University and will returns to the Glacier Symphony for Handel's Messiah. Andrea’s 2023-2024 season was a triumph of debuts, with a string of critically acclaimed performances that showcased her vocal prowess and dramatic flair. Of her portrayal of Marzelline in Fidelio at Opera Company of Middlebury the Times Argus praised her "brilliant and sensitive" singing. She earned an excellent critical nod as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with TEC Monterrey in Mexico and Donna Elvira with Opera Tampa, solidifying her reputation as a versatile and compelling performer. Her debut as Mimi in La bohème with Wichita Grand Opera was a particular highlight, with critics noting her nuanced and affecting interpretation. Her role debut as Violetta in La traviata with Anchorage Opera earned phenomenal kudos, with America Presswire declaring: "Soprano Andrea Baker is quite likely breaking out right here and right now in what has been called her star-turn role…without question, Baker nails it. Her voice shimmers and shines as bright as the jewels bedazzling the women and costumes of the era, and it grips the heart of the audience…" Andrea Baker placed first in the Edward M. Murray International Competition with Opera Ithaca and third in the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. www.InsigniaArtists.com O