About Analiese
Praised for her floating, silver soprano…
Analiese Pappas most recently made her international debut as Flora in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw with the Trentino Music Festival in Italy, under the baton of Maestro J. David Jackson from the Metropolitan Opera. Her festival performances also included scenes as Ginevra in Handel’s Ariodante, as well as an aria concert and several masterclasses. Currently based in the Washington, D.C. region, Analiese has performed concert scenes as Adele in Die Fledermaus and the role of Fiorella in Offenbach’s The Brigands with the Victorian Lyric Opera Company.
This season, Analiese is thrilled to return to the Ward Virts Concert Series for a solo recital in June 2024, in addition to other upcoming season announcements and details to come. Performance highlights from past seasons include Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with the Atlantic Music Festival and scenes as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte for the Ward Virts Concert Series. In 2023, Analiese won First Place in Maryland D.C. Chapter NATS and was a winner of the Greek Women’s University Club Music Competition in Chicago. While earning her Bachelor of Music in Voice and Opera Performance at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, Analiese made her title role debut as Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and appeared as Thierrette/Alberte in Honegger’s Les aventures du Roi Pausole.
In addition to her operatic endeavors, Analiese is a versatile choral and chamber performer of early, sacred, and new music. Recent notable solo appearances include Seraphim 1 in “Selig, sind die toten” (Mvt. 3) from Heinrich Schütz’ Musikalische Exequien, as well as the soprano soloist in Reena Esmail’s When the Violin and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with the Thomas Circle Singers in Washington, D.C. Throughout her experience, Analiese has performed at venues such as the National Cathedral, Willard InterContinental Hotel, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
As an avid vocal pedagogue, Analiese also has a passion for teaching voice and piano to young and aspiring musicians in private and group lessons. With over a decade of voice and piano experience, Analiese seeks to serve as both teacher and mentor to her students to teach healthy technique while encouraging them to love music and achieve their musical and performance goals. For more information about lessons, please contact Analiese.
When she is not singing or teaching, Analiese is studying towards her nursing degree at the University of Maryland (anticipated June 2025), enjoying time with friends and family, or reading a good book with a cup of tea or bowl of ice cream.
