Biography:

Michaela Wright is a Mezzo-Soprano and voice teacher based in Orlando, Florida. Her drive for advocacy-led performances has guided her to work with organizations such as Central Florida Vocal Arts, Boulanger Initiative, and Protestra. 

She is proud to have performed with companies including Opera Orlando, Opera del Sol, Moon River Opera, Lyric Theatre Illinois, Opera Steamboat, Sinfonia da Camara, and Orlando Sings. She has also had the privilege of performing with orchestras such as The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, The Prague National Theatre Orchestra, The Villages Philharmonic, and the The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

Some of her favorite engagements include Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice,) Hansel (Hansel and Gretel,) Igor Stravinsky (No. 5 world premier,) Alto Soloist (Handel’s Messiah,) The Fox (Cunning Little Vixen,) Bianca (The Rape of Lucretia,) Alto Soloist (Mozart Requiem,) Mycelia (Sensorium Ex Workshop, Beth Morrison Project,) Baseball: A Musical Love Letter, and La Boheme (directed by Nathan Gunn.)

Over the past few years, Michaela has been involved with numerous  New Music festivals including The ARC Project, All Score Urbana’s Community of Song, New Music Mosaic, and New England Conservatory's Virtual Composition Seminar Concert. She has premiered several works including “Internal Monologs” by Jacksonville-based composer, Bob Moore, “I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed” by Brooks Clarke, “Appalachian Lament” by Caleb Wiggins, “Kingdom by the Sea” by Tiffany Adams, “Float” by Serena Ryan, and “Assertion” by Pepijn Streng. 

In addition to her work in classical music, Michaela has much experience performing musical theater. She has most recently been seen as Sarah in Company, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Rebecca in Weird Romance, and Ginger in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. 

Michaela is an experienced and gifted educator as well. She has worked as a Teaching Artist for A Noteworthy Music Studio and Central Florida Vocal Arts, and she currently maintains a private all-level voice and beginner piano studio. During her studies in Illinois, she held a graduate teaching assistantship teaching private voice through the Unit One Music Program. 

Michaela holds Master of Music in Opera Performance and Literature from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she studied privately with Jerold Siena. She also holds a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance and a Minor in Education from Jacksonville University where she studied privately with Dr. Jay Ivey. She currently studies privately with world-renowned Mezzo-Soprano, Michelle DeYoung.