Elizabeth Hayes

Elizabeth Hayes (Mezzo-soprano) is an opera singer committed to unlearning and dismantling the harmful and oppressive systems within the classical music and operatic worlds. Elizabeth received her bachelor of music degree with a focus in vocal performance from the University of Connecticut in 2015. Since graduating, she has performed with professional regional opera companies and classical music programs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Colorado, and Paris, France. Elizabeth has twice won first place in the Advanced Division of National Association of Teachers of Singing and in 2020 and won second place in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Colorado-wide operatic singers competition.

Elizabeth is currently a voice instructor with Parlando School of Musical Arts and Buffalo Music Club and believes in the power of the arts to unite communities and create positive change. Elizabeth seeks to be a part of the reinvention of opera to push boundaries and radicalize the traditional landscape.