KEELY FUTTERER
Apprentice Artist - Soprano

Opera Saratoga Debut 2015 Festival
1st Witch (Dido and Aeneas)

Matilde, cover (Il Postino);
Witch Mother (The Witches of Venice);

Hometown: Dover, Arkansas
Schools and Training: Arkansas Tech University: B.A. in Music and Theatre; Eastman School of Music: MM in Opera Performance and Literature; Eastman School of Music DMA Candidate Opera Performance and Literature
Teachers: Kathryn Cowdrick (Eastman), Dr. Jon Clements (ATU), Christine Donahue, Louis Welcher
Major Roles or Experience: Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica), Carmela (Mese Mariano), Elle (La Voix Humaine), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), First Witch (Dido and Aeneas)
Awards: Friends of Eastman Opera Competition, second place; Opera Saratoga Aria Competition, second place; Trinity Collegiate Music Awards, first place; MET Arkansas Auditions, Encouragement Award
Upcoming: Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) Portland Summer Opera Workshop