Mrs. Emily Adams (Whitney), soprano, is a dramatic coloratura soprano originally
from South Louisiana and is a graduate of Northwestern State University ’17 and Georgia
State University ’23 with a Bachelors and Masters in Voice Performance. Mrs. Whitney has
lent her stratospheric high soprano notes to chamber choral ensembles in Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland and in the U.S. most notably with her work as a titular Studio Artist for St. Petersburg Opera Company in St. Pete, Florida. Mrs. Whitney has performed extremely difficult roles in her career such as Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor, both her signature roles!), Alcina (Alcina), La Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro), and so much more – she’s an active professional opera singer in the industry! Mrs. Whitney is professionally trained to teach Italian, Russian, German, Spanish, and French diction as well as laryngeal-freeing vocal techniques for all ages and levels; specifically the McClosky Method! Most recently, Emily completed Met Opera and internationally renowned dramatic soprano Jennifer Rowley’s Aria Bootcamp and was able to coach with many prominent vocal coaches and directors in the opera industry – and was also filmed for a documentary that will be on Netflix in the next year!

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Mrs. Whitney comes from a very musically inclined family; her mother being a performer
and mezzo-soprano and her father being a band director and film composer. She
began her start in musical theatre and choir in middle school and has been the music
director for numerous children’s musicals such as the Junior versions of Beauty and the
Beast, Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins, and the full-length Shrek the Musical. In her free time, she loves to cook, drink coffee, play video games, and relax with her family!