Shannon Crowley (Soprano)

As a Festival Artist at Opera Saratoga in 2023, she performed as a leading artist in the world premiere of The Selfish Giant. Also at Saratoga, she covered the role of Norina in Don Pasquale and performed at multiple concerts and private events. At Rice University, Shannon performed the roles of Drusilla in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Jenny Hildebrand in Street Scene, and covered the role of Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. At the Michigan State School of Music, Shannon sang Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring, Le Feu and La Princesse in L'enfant et les sortileges, Giulia in La Scala di Seta, and Servilia in La clemenza di Tito. She also performed Poulenc's Gloria as the Soprano Soloist.

Winner of the 2023 Laffont Competition Houston District as well as second-place winner of the Gulf Coast Region in 2024, Ms. Crowley has placed highly in multiple prestigious competitions. After winning the Michigan District at the Metropolitan Opera Competition in 2021, she received the second-place award at the Grand Rapids Opera Competition, and at the NATS Nationals Competition. She was awarded full scholarships to both Michigan State University and Rice University, and studied as a festival artist with Opera Saratoga during their summer 2023 festival season. 

Ms. Crowley's residency is generously sponsored by The Bernadette G. Callery Endowed Fund for Resident Artists.