Current Resume for Annie Gill
Suggested Repertoire (Opera)
Complete Vocal Repertoire
Originally from Cincinnati, OH, soprano Annie Gill has been performing professionally since the age of 13. Equally at home in grand opera, operetta, and musical theater, Ms. Gill has been praised for "A glorious voice - opulent from top to bottom,” and the extensive variety of vocal colors present in her warm and expressive full lyric soprano.
Most recently, Ms. Gill was a Finalist in the 2011 Teaneck Opera Competition. Also in 2011, Ms. Gill won Second Place (Honorable Mention) in the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Young Artist Competition and was a Finalist in the American Prize Competition (Professional Women in Opera). In 2010, Ms. Gill won First Place in the 2010 Kentucky Opera Idol Competition, winning all three components of the competition (judges' decision, audience choice, and online votes). Additionally, Ms. Gill has received awards and prizes from the Opera New Hampshire Competition, the Rochester Oratorio Society (Classical Idol Competition), the National Federation of Music Clubs (full scholarship for the 2009 Opera in the Ozarks season), several Opera in the Ozarks Performance Awards (2008 and 2009 seasons), the Maryland NATS Competition, and the Peabody Conservatory.
With over twenty roles from opera, operetta, and musical theater in her repertoire, Ms. Gill continues to garner acclaim for her commanding stage presence and detailed characterizations. Past roles include the title role in Massenet’s Manon, Lady Billows (Albert Herring), Mimì and Musetta (La Bohème), Leïla (Les pêcheurs de perles), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Donna Anna and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Micaëla (Carmen), Noémie (Cendrillon), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Elvira (L’Italiana in Algeri), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Fairy/First Sister (BeautyBeast), Amy March (Little Women), First Lady (The Magic Flute), Phyllis (Iolanthe), Edith (The Pirates of Penzance), Pitti-Sing (The Mikado), Rapunzel (Into the Woods), and The Sandman (Hansel and Gretel). Ms. Gill has sung with several Young Artist Programs and professional companies, including Baltimore Opera Theatre, Aurora Opera Theatre, Opera in the Ozarks, Emerald City Opera Artist Institute, Intermezzo Young Artist Program, Operafestival di Roma, the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute (BASOTI), the Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Summer Music Festival, Center Stage Opera, Opera AACC, and the Washington Savoyards.
In 2008, Ms. Gill received a Performance Diploma from The Peabody Conservatory. Ms. Gill also received a BM in Vocal Performance from Indiana University and an MM in Vocal Performance from Boston University.
In February, 2012, Ms. Gill will sing as a featured soloist in the Washington Savoyards “All Star Gala”. Ms. Gill will cover the role of Nedda in the Repertory Opera Theater of Washington’s production of I Pagliacci. She will sing the role in a concert performance on March 15th, 2012. Please see Ms. Gill’s website, www.AnnieGill.com, for more information about all upcoming performances.