ADRIANA STEPIEN is a Polish-American Soprano and recent graduate of The Juilliard School with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Arts under the tutelage of Amy Burton. Recently, she was named a Maryland District Winner in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and was an Encouragement Award recipient from the Gerda Lissner Foundation Lieder/Song Competition. This summer, she will be a Studio Artist at Music Academy of the West.

In the 23/24 season, she performed Mademoiselle Silberklang in Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor, Maria in I due timidi by Nino Rota and covered Flerida in Cavalli’s Erismena with Juilliard Opera. Ms. Stepien performed alongside selected soloists in the Liederabend CCXIX : Dona nobis pacem curated by Javier Arrebola and was honored to be selected as a young artist at the Chautauqua Institution making her role debut as Morgana in Handel’s Alcina. Ms. Stepien also attended Houston Grand Opera’s Young Artist Vocal Academy and concluded her season as the Soprano Soloist in Happily Ever After with New York Festival of Song and Artistic Director Steve Blier.

In her 22/23 season, Ms. Stepien performed Suor Dolcina in Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Prima Cameriera in Menotti’s Amelia al ballo with Juilliard Opera. She was also named a Third Place winner of the Opera Grand Rapids Vanderlaan Prize. That summer, she attended Classic Lyric Arts Italy and performed scenes from Verdi’s Rigoletto as Gilda.

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