Carolyn Ingalls
Soprano

Welcome!

I'm a California native that grew up immersed in music, taking lessons in piano, clarinet, and voice. I was also very active in children’s musical theatre productions, and national band and choral performances and competitions. In 2002, I received a California Music Teachers Association Certificate of Merit Senior Award for piano.

I hold a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from The Boston Conservatory, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from the University of Redlands. I also participated in the continuing education summer opera program at New England Conservatory.

Performed roles include Adalgisa (Norma), Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), and Julia Jellicoe (The Grand Duke). Some partial roles include Governess and Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw), Marguerite (Faust), the title role in Natalia Petrovna, Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), 1st Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos), and Blanche (Dialogue of the Carmelites).

I have had the great pleasure of working with a variety of organizations in the Boston metro area, including Lowell House Opera, New England Light Opera, The MetroWest Choral Artists, Longwood Opera, The MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Opera Showcase, and Cambridge Summer Opera.

I also appeared in Viterbo, Italy, with the International Lyric Academy.

During my time in the California Bay Area, I was a Soprano Section Leader with the Schola Cantorum at St. Dominic's Catholic Church in San Francisco. As an extension of this role , I joined a variety of ensembles for special concerts, including the Missa Iubileum Auream: Golden Jubilee Jazz Mass, featuring Tierney Sutton and Kurt Elling, and composed and conducted by Chris Walden. You can also hear me on the original recording.

When I'm not singing, you can find me traveling the globe as an Event Planner, volunteering with animal rescues, and exploring new restaurants.

Previous Engagements

Jul 2023

Soprano chorus - Trial By Jury, Gilbert & Sullivan

St. Dominic's Church

Mar 2023

Soprano chorus and section leader - Stabat Mater, Pergolesi

St. Dominic's Schola Cantorum

Mar 24 - St. Dominic's Church

Mar 25 - St. Mary's Cathedral

Nov 2022

Soprano Section Leader & Soloist, Schola Cantorum - A time for Thanksgiving concert

Solo: Gabriel, The Heavens are Telling (The Creation) - Haydn

St. Dominic's Church

Nov 2022

Soprano Section Leader, Schola Cantorum - Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - Mozart

Nov 2 - St. Dominic's Church

Nov 6 - St. Mary The Virgin, San Francisco, CA

Aug 2022

Soprano Section Leader, Schola Cantorum - MISSA IUBILEUM AUREUM: GOLDEN JUBILEE JAZZ MASS,

featuring Tierney Sutton and Kurt Elling, and composed and conducted by Chris Walden

St. Dominic's Church

You can hear me singing the soprano choral parts on this album as part of St. Dominic's Schola Cantorum. It was a great privilege to work on this fun and innovative project.

Chris Walden was commissioned by trombonist & Napa Valley entrepreneur Ted Hall, in celebration of his 50th Wedding Anniversary, to compose this unique piece. To read more on how this album came together along with other details, please visit the Origin Arts website and check out the Official Trailer.

REVIEWS

Jazz Weekly (George W Harris)
Midwest Record (Chris Spector)
Amazon (Dr. Debra Jan Bibel)
All About Jazz (Jack Bowers)
Bulgarian National Radio (Margarita Zaberska)

Nov 2021

Soprano Section Leader, Schola Cantorum - Requiem, Faure

St. Dominic's Church, San Francisco, CA

May 2017

Volunteer Chorus

Refugee Orchestra Project

First Church Cambridge, Cambridge, MA

Proceeds from the concert will be given to HIAS and International Rescue Committee in support of asylum seekers abroad. Instrumentalists and singers whose friends and families have fled to the U.S. to escape violence and persecution will perform works by composers such as Kurt Weill, Paul Hindemith, Darius Milhaud, and Irving Berlin - all of whom are themselves refugees. The concert will showcase, through music, the positive impact those who have come to this country seeking safety and a better life have had on American culture and society.

Jun 2016

Performed scenes as Governess and Miss Jessel (Turn of the Screw), Natalia (Natalia Petrovna/A Month in the Country), and Marguerite (Faust).

New England Conservatory Continuing Education Opera Studio Performances

New England Conservatory, Boston, MA

May 2016

Volunteer Chorus

Refugee Orchestra Project

First Church Cambridge, Cambridge, MA

Admission is free. All proceeds from suggested donations will be given to HIAS, IRC, and EMM in support of asylum seekers abroad. Instrumentalists and singers whose friends and families have fled to the U.S. to escape violence and persecution will perform works by composers who were also refugees. http://www.refugeeorchestraproject.org/

April 2016

Soloist and Chorus - An Evening in Venice

The MetroWest Choral Artists, Wellesley, MA

Concert focused on the music of Venetian composers including Willaert, Vivaldi, and Perosi. Sang Maria Magdalene in the final scenes of the oratorio “La Risurrezione di Cristo” (Perosi).

Feb 2016

Soloist and Chorus - Opera Gala

The MetroWest Choral Artists, Wellesley, MA

An evening of opera scenes. Performed Marguerite's scene & air from Faust "Il Roi du Thule... Ah! Je ris de me voir..." (The Jewel Song)

Dec 2012 - Mar 2016

Soprano Section Leader

Tremont Temple Baptist Church, Boston, MA

Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

Executive Director

The MetroWest Choral Artists, Natick, MA

Reported directly to the Artistic Director (AD) and provided administrative oversight and management. Responsible for concert management, marketing, and developing and executing strategies for fundraising endeavors and community outreach. Worked closely with group artists regarding scheduling and communications. Acted as a spokesperson for the group by understanding its mission and values, and in partnership with the AD, guided the growth and public awareness of MetroWest Choral Artists.

Dec 2013

Soprano Section Leader - The Messiah

Tremont Temple Baptist Church, Boston, MA

Oct 2013

Concert Soloist - "The Great American Songbook"

The MetroWest Choral Artists, Wellesley, MA

Apr 2013

Fairy Ensemble, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lowell House Opera, Cambridge, MA

Jul 2013

Soloist - Summer Concert Series

New England Light Opera, Hamilton, MA

May 2009 - Jul 2013

Soloist - Benefit Concert Series

Singers for a Cause, Boston, MA

Dec 2012

Soprano Section Leader - The Messiah

Tremont Temple Baptist Church, Boston, MA

Oct 2012

Governess, The Turn of the Screw (Scene)

Opera Showcase, Winchester, MA

Jun - Jul 2012

Young Artist

Cambridge Summer Opera, Cambridge, MA

May 2012

Julia Jellicoe, The Grand Duke

MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Cambridge, MA

Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

Concert Soloist

International Lyric Academy, Viterbo, Italy

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