ailed as “a fresh young voice of great promise” by Musical America and praised for her “luminous singing” by the New York Times, rising American soprano Emalie Savoy is becoming widely recognized for both the lyrical beauty of her instrument and the unique depth and insight she brings to her performances. She has performed to great acclaim in both operatic and concert repertoire and will make her Metropolitan Opera debut during the 2011-2012 season as Kristina in Leoš Janáček’s The Makropulos Case. Recently, she was the recipient of a 2011 George London Foundation Grand Prize and was awarded Second Prize in the Gerda Lissner Foundation’s 2011 International Vocal Competition.

Currently a member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Savoy recently debuted with the New York Philharmonic in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, conducted by Maestro Alan Gilbert. Highlights of her 2010-2011 season included the role of Socrate in Satie’s Socrate with Maestro James Levine conducting the MET Chamber Ensemble in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall; a collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, dancer Damian Woetzel, and the Silk Road Ensemble in Alice Tully Hall as part of The World Science Festival and on New York City’s SummerStage concert series in Central Park; soprano soloist in both Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Mendelssohn’s Paulus, led by Maestro Kent Tritle with The Oratorio Society of New York in Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall; featured guest soloist with Voices of Ascension at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in New York’s Times Square; the title role of Ariadne in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos, conducted by Maestro Christoph von Dohnányi at the 2010 Tanglewood Music Center; and a performance of Samuel Barber’s Knoxille: Summer of 1915 with the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Jeffrey Milarsky.

In addition to her forthcoming debut at The Metropolitan Opera, engagements for the 2011-2012 season include soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah in Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York in December 2011; featured vocalist in collaboration with pianist Nathan Brandwein on the Marilyn Horne Foundation’s The Song Continues Festival annual recital in January 2012 in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall; and the title role in Gluck’s Armide as part of a co-production between the Lindemann Young Artist Program and The Juilliard School in February 2012.

Ms. Savoy’s operatic highlights include performances as Countess in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro; Erste Dame in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte; Giulietta in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann; Madame Lidoine in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites; Susan B. Anthony in Virgil Thomson’s The Mother of Us All; Doriclea in Cavalli’s La Doriclea; Norah in William Shield’s The Poor Soldier; and Anne Sexton in Conrad Susa’s Transformations. She has also been seen on stage at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Mohonk Summer Festival of the Arts, and the Chautauqua Institution. In addition, she has appeared with The New York Catholic Chorale, Musicians of Ma’alwyck, and the Southwest Florida Symphony.

A native of Albany, New York, Ms. Savoy completed her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in vocal performance at The Juilliard School, where she studied with Marlena Malas, and has been featured in master classes with Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Stephanie Blythe, Sir Andrew Davis, Roger Vignoles, Craig Rutenberg, and Edith Wiens. She currently resides in New York City.