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Joy Greene, Soprano

Joy Greene     Joy Greene has appeared in a wide variety of operatic and concert venues with great success. Her operatic appearances have included Atlantic Coast Opera Festival, Central Florida Lyric Opera, Opera Vivente, Waco Civic Theater, and Opera AACC.  Joy made her debut with The Young Victorian Theater Company in 2006 singing the role of Aline in The Sorcerer, and in 2007 sang the role of Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore. Other roles to her credit include Adina in L’Elisir d’amore, Mařenka in The Bartered Bride, Nedda in I Pagliacci, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, Sister Constance in Dialogues des Carmélites, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Serpina in La Serva padrona, and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. For her portrayal of Mimì in a recent concert production of La Bohème, Mary Johnson of the Baltimore Sun described Joy as "captivating in her heartfelt Mi chiamano Mimì."

     As a resident artist with Central Florida Lyric Opera during the 2003/2004 season, Joy had the honor of coaching and performing the role of Micaëla in Carmen under the stage direction of legendary soprano Licia Albanese. Carol Cohen of The Villages News described Joy’s performance of Micaëla as "radiant, mature, and powerful."

 

 

 

  A native of Annapolis, Maryland, Joy completed studies in Voice Performance at Towson University and Baylor University. While completing graduate work at Baylor University, Joy appeared with Waco Lyric Opera and Waco Symphony Orchestra. Joy recently performed in concert with the York Symphony Orchestra, and has also given concert performances at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida, the United States Naval Academy Chapel, the Three Arts Club of Baltimore, the Baltimore Opera Guild, the historic St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Salado Music Festival in Salado, Texas. Oratorio works to her credit include Poulenc’s Gloria, Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Rutter’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, and Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio.  In April 2008 Joy will sing the role of Juno in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld with Opera Vivente.

 

 

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