Isabel Merat
Originally from Queens, NY and now residing in Boston, lyric-coloratura soprano Isabel Merat is a recent graduate of New England Conservatory with a Master of Music in Vocal Performance with Academic Honors, under the tutelage of Jane Eaglen. She graduated from Oberlin Conservatory where she received a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance while studying with Mathilda Edge.
Isabel's recent roles include Giannetta (Cover) in L'Elisir d'Amore with Boston Summer Opera, conducted by Luca Antonucci and directed by Becca Allen. She has also performed as a concert soloist in Boston Summer Opera's Concert Series, and particiapted in a summer sing of Fauré Requiem with Masterworks Chorale. Isabel is also participating in One City Choir and Boston Landmarks Orchestra's performance of Verdi Requiem.
Isabel and pianist Anna Sunmin Park were finalists in the Federation of the Art Song Fellowship Awards held at the Manhattan School of Music. This past season, Isabel performed a concert with Anna Sunmin Park for the Federation of the Art Song at the Zimmerli Art Museum, participated in NEC’s Liederabend concert of Spanish Songs, and performed the role of Chaim in the orchestrated premiere of We Will Outlive Them by Quinn Gutman with the Horizon Ensemble in Boston. Isabel sings as a Choral Fellow with Old South Church in Boston.
During Isabel's first year at NEC, she performed opera scenes with NEC's Graduate Opera Department, portraying the roles of Adina in Donizetti's L'Elisir D'Amore and Bystrouška in Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen. She also performed the roles Tina in Flight by Jonathan Dove and Rose in Later The Same Evening by John Musto with NEC Opera. Throughout her time as a member of NEC's Song Lab, she aparticipated in Masterclasses with Graham Johnson, Dawn Upshaw, and Pierre Vallet, and was featured in multiple Liederabend concerts.
In addition to performing, Isabel is passionate about Arts Administration. Isabel serves as Administrative Intern of Bloch Performing Arts.
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