Elisse Albian
Praised for her “rich tones, expressive phrasing, and warm emotion” (South Florida Classical Review), soprano Elisse Albian enjoys performing Opera, Oratorio, and Chamber music in styles from Early Music to Contemporary works and everything in between. Most recently, Elisse performed as Eva Ginz in the world premiere of Echoes from the Darkness: Messages from the Terezín Diaries of Petr and Eva Ginz”, a chamber opera by John Califra. Other operatic credits include singing the role of Euridice in Opera UCLA’s productions of Charpantier’s La descente d'Orphée aux enfers and Campra’s Orfero nell’Inferi under the musical direction of Stephen Stubbs, Lala in the world premiere of Lost Childhood by Janice Hamer, Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Sandman (Hänsel und Gretel), and Gertrude Stein (The Mother of Us All). During her undergraduate studies, Elisse performed with UCLA Chamber Singers and participated in the 2020 GRAMMY®-winning recording of Richard Danielpour’s The Passion of Yeshua. Elisse was also a two year member of Seraphic Fire’s Emerging Artist Program at UCLA. Now, she has gone on to perform professionally with Seraphic Fire for two seasons. Elisse completed a Bachelor’s of Music at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020 and is actively pursuing a Master of Music in Voice at Mannes (The New School) under the instruction of Amy Burton. She currently resides in New York City.