Hailey Gutowski, soprano, from Green Bay, WI, graduated from San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2024 with a Professional Studies Certificate and 2023 with a Master’s degree in Voice Performance where she studied with Rhoslyn Jones. Recent projects include Xixoxa in Xixoxa’s Spaceship by Victoria Frances Young with Opera on Tap in March (postponed), Party Secretary in Theo Popov’s City of Specters, and an Accidental Composer Collective SF Recital, both in April.

While studying at the Conservatory, she performed the roles of Atalanta in Serse, Nella in Gianni Schicchi, and Le bergère in L’enfant et les sortilèges. She also did extensive scene work by composers from Mozart and Strauss to Jake Heggie and Missy Mazzoli. Hailey also had the opportunity to perform the 12th movement of William’s Zodiac Suite with the SFCM Orchestra, directed by Edwin Outwater, and worked with composer David Conte to premier his art song set titled Two Winter Scenes in his faculty recital in 2022. Over the summers of 2023 and 2022, she attended the esteemed Chautauqua Opera Conservatory run by Marlena Malas where she studied the roles of Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi) and La Chauette (L’enfant et les sortilèges) in 2023 and was an understudy for Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) in 2022. In 2017, she graduated with her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Drake University in Des Moines, IA, where she studied with Leanne Freeman-Miller and performed the roles of Mrs. Meg Page (Falstaff) and Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte). During that time, she also had the opportunity to perform Frasquita (Carmen) with The Opera Project Des Moines. During her time in Des Moines, worked with the Plymouth Church, and was featured as the soprano soloist in Requiem by John Rutter and Messiah by Handel. While at Drake University, she was the recipient of various awards including Drake University Orchestra Concerto Competition winner and Drake University Honors Recital winner. She also was one of 3 student leaders to ran and directed a student-lead scenes organization, offering more character, scenes, and music learning opportunities to all the voice students at Drake University. She currently studies with César Ulloa.