Melissa Wimbish
Melissa Wimbish (she/her) is a genre-defying vocalist known for skillful movement between opera, art song, Renaissance polyphony, and pop music. She has premiered works for the stage written especially for her, notably in the title role of Josephine by Tom Cipullo: “… the afternoon belonged to Melissa Wimbish … Beautifully prepared, vocally stunning, and theatrically riveting, [she] effortlessly held the audience in her hand …” (Washington Post)
She made her Carnegie Hall debut upon winning the NATS Artist Award Grand Prize. Career highlights include the 50th anniversary of Bernstein’s MASS at The Kennedy Center, the US-premiere of Hilda Paredes’ HARRIET, Mysteries of the Macabre with Baltimore Symphony, her portrayal of Nimue in the Helen Hayes Award-winning run of Camelot by Shakespeare Theatre, and Cherubino in On Site Opera’s 2016 production of The Marriage of Figaro by Marcos Portugal.
Recent role debuts include Anna (Seven Deadly Sins), Stella-Rondo (Why I Live at the P.O.), and La voix humaine, which she will reprise at Music for Food in April 2025. Melissa is a regular concert performer and featured soloist in Bach’s B Minor Mass, St. John Passion, Mozart’s Requiem, Brahms’ German Requiem, and all of Handel’s Messiah. She gave the world premiere of Robert Manno’s Portrait of Millay for soprano and orchestra at the 2024 Windham Music Festival.
Melissa is the bandleader for the critically acclaimed pop duo Outcalls. They have produced three albums and a stage show, Release the Gowns, which was featured at the 2024 ChamberQUEER Festival.
More at melissawimbish.com // outcallsband.com.
