Praised for her “wonderfully rich and expressive voice” (DC Theater Scene), lyric mezzo-soprano Tanya Ruth Langlois enjoys an active performing career in the D.C. region. Recent season highlights include the title role in Bizet’s Carmen, the alto soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, and A Little Night Music: a cabaret of crossover and musical theater repertoire. As a recitalist, Tanya has sung programs on numerous concert series and will be presenting her award-winning Fairy Tales and Children’sSongs program on the Montpelier Arts Center concert series this spring. An avid advocate of new music, Tanya has performed in numerous world and regional premieres with the D.C. New Music Coalition, the University of Maryland’s TEMPO series, and at the Capital Fringe Festival. Please visit www.tanyamezzo.com to learn more.
Melissa Kornacki, American Mezzo-Soprano, is a “remarkably talented,” (DC Theater Scene) in demand artist performing widely across the United States and abroad.
Most recently she won First Prize in the Oratorio division for the Lyra International Singing Competition in New York. Voce di meche said this about her performance, “First Prize in the Oratorio Division was won by mezzo-soprano Melissa Kornacki who wisely selected the "Agnus Dei" from Rossini's Messe Solennelle, to show off her highly operatic sound and gorgeous vocal line. Her deep resonant voice made the most of it and we would love to hear her as one of Rossini's mezzo heroines.”
Grace Gori, mezzo-soprano has been praised by The Washington Post for her "fine sense of style" and "strong dramatic impact", and is known as an acclaimed performer in both the concert and operatic repertoire.