Meghan Dewald, soprano

Meghan Dewald, soprano, recently covered the role of Margarita in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar at Cincinnati Opera. Recent Indiana University performances include the soprano soloist in the Britten War Requiem conducted by Robert Porco and Cleopatra in IU Opera Theater’s production of Giulio Cesare, conducted by Gary Thor Wedow. Other roles include Camelia la Tejana in the world premiere of Gabriela Ortiz’s “videopera” ¡Únicamente la verdad! at the IU Jacobs School of Music, Diana in William Bolcom’s A Wedding with IU Opera Theater and Margarita Xirgu in the collegiate premiere of Ainadamar at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Dewald’s operatic credits include the roles of Juliette in Romeo et Juliette (OperaWorks tour) and Berta in Il baribere di Siviglia with Kentucky Opera; First Lady in Die Zauberflöte and Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica at Northwestern University. She has been the recipient of several awards including Second Place Regional Finalist (Upper Midwest Region) and District Winner (Wisconsin) in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition and Friends of Music scholarship at Indiana University. She has participated in master classes with Gianna Rolandi, David Gately and Elizabeth Upchurch. Dewald is a native of Reading, Pennsylvania and completed her Bachelor of Music degree magna cum laude at Northwestern University. She studies with Costanza Cuccaro.