German-American soprano, Christina Parson has been seen on stage as Governess (The Turn of the Screw), Mother (Hänsel und Gretel), Chrysothemis (Elektra), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte), Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro), Blanche (Dialogue of the Carmelites) und La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi). Upcoming performances include Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro) with the University of Michigan Opera Theater as well as the soprano soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with the Dearborn Symphony.

As a Fellow at the Atlantic Music Festival and a Young Artist as the Lotte Lehmann Akademie, Christina has performed in scenes as Arabella (Arabella), Agathe (Der Freischütz), Magda (La Rondine), Frau Fluth (Lustigen Weiber), Eva (Meistersinger), Christine (Intermezzo), Eudoxie (La Juive), and Marschallin (Rosenkavalier). In addition to opera, Liederabende (song evenings) play a large role in Ms. Parson’s artistic activity. Her song repertoire consists of many romantic composers, as well as a plethora of songs by living American composers. Besides performing, Ms. Parson has been a finalist in various international competitions throughout Europe.

Christina is currently earning her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. She holds a Bachelor or Music in both voice and bassoon from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, as well as a Master of Arts in Opera Performance from the Music and Arts University of Vienna, Austria. Outside of her studies, she has sung in masterclasses with Christine Goerke, Beth Roberts, Julius Drake, Charles Spencer, Roger Vignoles, Helmut Deutsch, Thomas Moser, Karan Armstrong, Saskia Kuhlmann and Carolyn Hague, among others.