Emalie Savoy
Soprano Emalie Savoy was awarded First Prize in Voice at the prestigious 2015 ARD International Music Competition in Munich, Germany and her lyric vocal beauty and dramatic passion continue to touch audiences worldwide. A deeply compelling artist, her highly anticipated debut album from GENUIN classics, Emalie Savoy: A Portrait, was released in 2016. The album has garnered widespread acclaim, including nominations for a 2016 Deutsche Schallplattenkritik prize, a 2017 ICMA Award and consideration for a 2017 ECHO Klassik Award. Additional accolades include a 2013 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship, the 2012 Hildegard Behrens Foundation Award, and the 2011 Leonie Rysanek Grand Prize from the George London Foundation. Notable appearances include her Metropolitan Opera debut as Kristina in Leoš Janáček’s The Makropulos Case, conducted by Jiří Bělohálovek; Contessa Ceprano in Verdi’s Rigoletto with The Metropolitan Opera HD Live series, released on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon; Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, conducted by Alan Gilbert, and Armide in Gluck’s Armide, conducted by Jane Glover, with the MET + Juilliard ensemble; Ariadne in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos with The Tanglewood Music Center, conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi; Contessa in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Susan B. in Thomson’s The Mother of Us All with Juilliard Opera; performances with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble; soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Paulus and Elijah, and Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Kent Tritle; Anna in Schubertstrasse 200 at the Salzburger Landestheater with Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, conducted by Adrian Kelly; and Queen Isabella in de Falla’s Atlántida with the New York Philharmonic. A native of Schenectady, New York, Ms. Savoy completed The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, and holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Vocal Performance from The Juilliard School.
