Melissa Heath at the Highlands

Soprano Melissa Heath has been hailed as a “soaring, sparkling soprano” with “vivacious stage presence.” Recent opera roles include Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Nanetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, Micaëla in a concert version of Bizet’s Carmen with the Concerts at the Presidio series in San Francisco, and Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, with La Musica Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy.

With Utah Symphony, Ms. Heath has performed both Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3 and Handel’s Messiah. She was a district winner in the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions, and in 2012 and 2014 was a regional finalist in the National Association of Teachers of Singing’s biennial art song competition.

Ms. Heath holds a Bachelor’s degree in voice from Brigham Young University, and her Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts degrees in voice from the University of Utah. She currently teaches at Utah Valley University.

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