Carol Meyer Willingham

Carol Meyer Willingham, soprano, has sung in major opera houses across the United States, including a nine-year career at the Metropolitan Opera, where the range of her roles extended from Mozart to Poulenc.Her operatic and concert tours have taken her throughout the world, including the Middle East and Asia, and she has also performed extensively with orchestra and in recital.In addition, she was featured in the 1992 PBS broadcast of Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall.Carol has also been an active recording artist for the Milken Archive for American Jewish Music (available under the Naxos American Classics label), work for which she earned a Grammy nomination in 2004.During her years in New York, Carol made regular appearances with the contemporary music ensemble "Continuum", performing with the group in Mongolia and Uzbekistan.She has also been a regular performer with and guest faculty member of the Chamber Music Conference of the East and Composers' Forum in Bennington, Vermont.In addition, 2006 marked the 30 year anniversary of working with her voice teacher, Dr. John Van Cura, during which time she collaborated on countless recitals with pianist Dr. Kim Van Cura.Carol Meyer Willingham holds bachelor's and master's degrees in vocal performance from the University of Iowa, as well as a certificate (diplom) in Art Song and Oratorio from the Hochschule "Mozarteum" in Salzburg, Austria.