Michaela Swan is a mezzo-soprano currently performing in the Chicago and New York areas. Ms. Swan is a versatile singer. She is trained classically, with a background in musical theatre and vocal jazz. Ms. Swan is based out of Evanston, IL and is also available to teach classical, musical theatre, or jazz voice lessons. For more information, please contact her by using the form below.

Biography

American mezzo-soprano, Michaela Swan, is quickly emerging as a versatile, sought-after singer. Ms. Swan graduated from the Eastman School of Music (‘18), and is now establishing herself in the Chicago area. She has performed roles such as Nancy in Britten’s Albert Herring , Principessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica , and the Contessa in Giordano’s Mese Mariano. Ms. Swan has also performed in Finger Lakes Opera’s production of Carmen as a chorus member. Ms. Swan also has a background in musical theatre, where she performed roles such as Dolly in Hello, Dolly! , Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast , and Lady Larkin in Once Upon A Mattress. Ms. Swan has performed with jazz musicians such as Dave Rivello’s Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, The Rod Blumenau Band, Tia Fuller and Tamir Hendelman. Ms. Swan has also appeared in a number of different masterclasses, some of which have been with Adam Guettel, Stephanie Blythe, and Warren Jones.

Repertoire


Listed are highlights of repertoire and roles throughout my career. For inquiries on specific repertoire and roles, contact me using the form below.

Operatic Arias

- Nancy’s Aria - Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten

- Nel silenzio di quei raccoglimenti - Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini

- Ah scostati!...Smanie implacabili - Cosi fan tutte by W. A. Mozart

- Voi che sapete

- Non so piu - Le Nozze di Figaro by W. A Mozart

- Una voce poco fa - Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini

- L’amour est un oiseau rebelle

- Pres des remparts de Seville

- Les tringles des sistres tintaient - Carmen by Georges Bizet

- 100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man - Wonderful Town by Leonard Bernstein

- Maybe This Time - Cabaret by John Kander

- People

- Don’t Rain on My Parade - Funny Girl by Jule Styne

- Anything You Can Do - Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin

- The Trolley Song - Meet Me in St. Louis by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

- Breathe - In the Heights by Lin Manuel Miranda

- With You - Ghost, the Musical by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard

- No One Else - Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy

- Someone Like You - Jekyll & Hyde by Frank Wildhorn

- The Wizard and I

- I’m Not That Girl

- Defying Gravity

- No Good Deed - Wicked by Stephen Schwartz

Videos

"Una voce poco fa"

from Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia

"Before it's Over"

from Dogfight

"The Trolley Song"

from Meet Me in St. Louis (Martin/Blane)

"Fruhlingsglaube"

by Franz Schubert

"Cabaret Songs"

by William Bolcom

Contact

Currently performing in the Chicago and New York areas. For inquiries and booking, complete the form below.

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