Ellaina Lewis

For soprano, Ellaina Lewis her journey began as part of a richly musical family in Washington D.C. and has led to her current home in Seattle, Washington, where she is frequently seen on opera, concert, and recital stages. She has worked with Seattle Opera since 2011, as a principal and in the ensemble. She has performed with Harmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Tacoma Opera, Seattle Choral Company, and Puget Sound Opera, among others. She has premiered the work of Richard Thompson, Huntley Beyer, Sheila Bristow, Steven Luksan, Myra Platt, Garrett Fisher, and Joshua Kohl, as well as several of the Seattle Opera Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab artists. She recently premiered the title role of Cassandra in William C. White’s epic Opera-oratorio, which Mr. White composed with her voice in mind. The setting is the first of its kind, placing the ill-fated priestess at the center of her own story. Favorite opera roles include Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Amina in Bellini's La Sonnambula, Adina in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, Monica in Menotti's The Medium, and Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflote. Concert repertoire includes Haydn's Creation, Mozart's Requiem, Mahler's Fourth Symphony, Handel's Messiah, and Villa Lobos' Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5. Her debut album, a collaboration with Joe Williams titled Life's Sweet Shadows: Vocal works of Richard Thompson, was released by Parma Recordings in November 2024, and is available on all platforms and for download. For upcoming engagements: www.lainalousoprano.com