Mezzo-soprano Abigail Lysinger is a recent graduate from the University of Houston where she received her Master of Music in Vocal Performance. She is currently under the tutelage of esteemed pedagogue Melanie Sonnenberg. Most recently, she appeared as Teresa in La sonnambula with Teatro Nuovo, where she was engaged as a Resident Artist. Additional recent roles include Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Opera in Williamsburg, VA, Jo March in Little Women and La zelatrice in Suor Angelica with University of Houston Moores Opera Center. Previously at MOC, she performed L’enfant in L’enfant et les sortilèges and workshopped the role of Maggie in Tom Cipullo’s brand new opera Hobson’s Choice. Abigail received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, where she studied with Freda Herseth and sang as a chorister and soloist in the UM Chamber Choir for 4 years with Dr. Eugene Rogers. A native Texan, her love for singing began at an early age as a member of the Dallas Opera Children’s Chorus, singing in five productions including the Third Genie in Die Zauberflöte.