Kayla Beard
Opera/Musicals
CeeCee*
Blue Fairy/Olympia
Suor Genovieffe+
2nd Cercatrice
Dorothea
Susanna
Soeur Anne de La Croix
Abigail Williams
Minerva
Gilda^
Governess^
Carolina^
2nd Knabe^
Mrs. P^
Tatyana^
Miss Pinkerton^
Dorothy
Soloist
Soloist
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Super
Royal Flush
Pinocchio, a children's opera
Suor Angelica
Suor Angelica
Middlemarch in Spring
Le nozze di Figaro
Dialogues des Carmélites
The Crucible
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Rigoletto
The Turn of the Screw
Il matrimonio segreto
Die Zauberflöte
Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Eugene Onegin
Old Maid and the Thief
The Wizard of Oz
Smokey Joe's Café Review
Oh Boy! Gershwin Review
Cavelleria rusticana
Lucia di Lammermoor
Aida
La bohème
Pirates of Penzance
Nero Monologues, US Premiere
Marble City Opera
Marble City Opera
Marble City Opera
Marble City Opera
University of Tennessee Opera Theater
University of Tennessee Opera Theater
Harrower Opera Workshop
University of Tennessee Opera Theater
University of Tennessee Opera Theater
University of Tennessee
Harrower Opera Workshop
Harrower Opera Workshop
Harrower Opera Workshop
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Winona Community Theater
Winona State University
Winona State University
Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Opera
Marble City Opera
2021
2020
2019
2019
2018
2018
2017
2017
2016
2018
2017
2017
2017
2012
2011
2010
2006
2007
2008
2019
2019
2018
2018
2017
2019
Concert
Soloist
Soprano
Thanksgiving Oratorio Concert
A Nutcracker Ballet, World Premiere
Rexburg Turkey Choir
Idaho Falls Ballet Pit Orchestra
2012
2013
Awards
NATS
Regional Advanced Classical Women
NATS South East Region
2017
Education
Young Artist Programs
Harrower Opera Workshop
Marble City Opera Young Artists
Degrees
University of Tennessee, M.M Opera Performance
Brigham Young University- Idaho, B.M. Vocal Performance
Winona State University, Studies in Music Education
Voice Teachers
Lorraine DiSimone
Kristine Ciesinski
Jon Linford
Suzanne Draayer
Directors
James Marvel
W. Dwight Coleman
Brian Deedrick
David Olsen
Conductors
Allan R. Scott
Kevin Class
Rolando Salazar
Robert Tueller
Coaches
Eileen Downey
Kelvin Ying
Logan Souther
Special Skills
Accompanist (13 years), Teaching Experience (Private studio and public school substitute), Stage Management, Arts Administration
*Upcoming Performance
+Cover Role
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