Emilie Faiella
Voice
Emilie Faiella is an opera singer and educator based in Portland, OR. She has been teaching since 2013, including a year teaching voice at Boston University. She teaches all levels of singing, and most styles, with a focus on vocal health. She also teaches beginning-intermediate piano. Emilie is especially passionate about teaching students with ADHD, autism, and others who are neuro-atypical. Most recent performances include the workshop of Deep Waters (Miller) with New Wave Opera in May, 2026, and the concert premiere of La Callas (Borzoni) as Tina Onassis in December, 2025. Emilie has consistently performed with Portland Opera since 2020, including scenes programs as Musetta (Puccini) and Juliette (Gounod). They have performed with NW Vocal Arts Chamber Choir, Opera Modesto, Northwest Opera, Eugene Concert Choir, Opera Theater Oregon, Inland Northwest Opera, Opera Naples, Opera Lafayette, and others.
Soprano Emilie Faiella most recently performed as Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) with Opera Naples, Jeannette (The Blacksmith) with Opera Lafayette, and as Lucy (The Telephone), Geraldine (A Hand of Bridge), and Lola (Gallantry) in Portland Opera’s An American Quartet. Her past roles include the Vixen (The Cunning Little Vixen), the Girl (Afterlife), Selena (Dolores Claiborne) and Yniold (Pelléas et Mélisande) with Boston University’s Opera Institute, as well as Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Ginevra (Ariodante), Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and others. She is a District Winner of the 2020 MONC Auditions and finalist of the 2020 Classical Singer Competition, and received Second Prizes at the 2019 Rochester International Vocal Competition and 2017 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. Emilie is affiliated with Houston Grand Opera's YAVA, CoOPERAtive's Fellowship program, and SongFest's Young Artist program, and received her M.Mus. at Boston University. Her upcoming engagements include the role of Young Alyce in Opera Naple’s Glory Denied.
She was a Resident Artist with Portland Opera in 2020, where she debuted in three roles and performed a recital. She is a District Winner of the 2020 MONC Auditions, and that same year was a finalist of the 2020 Classical Singer Competition. She received Second Prizes at the 2019 Rochester International Vocal Competition and the 2017 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. Emilie is affiliated with BUOI, Houston Grand Opera's YAVA, CoOPERAtive's Fellowship program, and SongFest's Young Artist program.
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