Emily Harmon has been praised for her “velvety mezzo-soprano voice” (Pittsburgh in the Round), “scene-stealing performances” (Schmopera and bachtrack.com), and “sharp [comedic] timing” (Boston Classical Review). She has performed with The Glimmerglass Festival, Virginia Opera, Central City Opera, Winter Opera Saint Louis, and with many organizations in the northeastern US. She won Third Place in the 2020 Mildred Miller International Voice Competition and was a semifinalist in both the 2022 Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition and the 2021 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. Among Emily’s noted past operatic and musical theater roles are Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd), the Old Lady (Candide), Little Buttercup (H.M.S. Pinafore), Ruth (The Pirates of Penzance), the Marquise de Merteuil (The Dangerous Liaisons), Amastre (Xerxes), Dido (Dido and Aeneas), Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia), and Suzuki (Madama Butterfly).

An enthusiast of the great concert repertoire, Emily has sung the alto solos in Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, Purcell’s Come, Ye Sons of Art, Z.323, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and both Pergolesi’s and Arvo Pärt’s settings of Stabat Mater.

Passionate about the arts in every form, Emily is quickly garnering attention as a highly versatile crossover artist. She has performed in musicals and straight plays, and she has sung solos and backup vocals for touring artists including Josh Groban, Natalie Merchant, and Sarah Brightman.

Emily received both her M.M. and her B.M. (magna cum laude) in Voice Performance from Boston University. She currently studies with Dr. Rebecca Folsom and is represented by Atwater Reed Artists.