Theresa Bickham, Soprano
Soprano Theresa Bickham has been praised for her "fine piano nuances" and "expressive legato line." She made her European debut in 2007 singing scenes from La Traviata under the direction of Maestro Eduardo Müller. Most recently, Ms. Bickham has been seen on the operatic stage as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Adina in L´Elisir d´Amore with the Loudoun Lyric Opera and Opera Camerata of Washington. In January 2009, she performed the role of the Princess in A Bird in Your Ear and Terenia in The Beautiful Bridegroom at the National Opera Association Convention in Washington, DC. Other roles include Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Musetta in La Bohéme, Arminda in La finta giardiniera, Constanza Piccolatura in Impresario, Frasquita in Carmen, Monica in The Medium, and Bessie in Mahagonny Songspiel. No stranger to the musical theatre stage, Ms. Bickham has also performed the roles of The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, Tess in Crazy for You, Nancy in Oliver, and Mrs. Macafee in Bye, Bye Birdie among others. Ms. Bickham will be seen this summer at Opera New Jersey as a Studio Artist and will be covering the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.A native of Maryland, Ms. Bickham has been a frequent guest artist throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. Concert appearances include, Handel's Messiah, Fauré's Requiem, Vaughn Williams' Serenade to Music, Bach's Cantata 25 and Magnificat, and Vivaldi's Gloria and Magnificat. She has also been the winner of many competitions including: The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - Mid-Atlantic Regional Finalist 2009, Palm Beach Opera 2008 Advanced Division Semi-Finalist, Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year Finalist 2008, MD/DC National Association of Teacher's of Singing, Henry Sanborn competition, Peggy Friedman-Gordon Competition, Moore's Opera Center Concerto Competition and the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston.
Ms. Bickham earned a Master of Music degree from the Moore's Opera Center at the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Music degree from Towson University. She has been on the faculty of Towson University's Department of Music since 2006.