“Another polished presence was mezzo-soprano Lucy Baker. Her power in a more subtle scene from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette was her expressive French and nuanced vocal shading…”
Mezzo-soprano Lucy Baker’s 2021-2022 season saw her in the roles of Dorabella (Così fan tutte), The Hostess in Blitzstein’s Triple-Sec, and Emilie/Merteuil (cover) in Susa’s The Dangerous Liaisons with Curtis Opera Theatre. Previous roles include Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) and Hansel (Hansel and Gretel) with DePaul Opera Theatre, Serse in Handel’s Serse with the Chautauqua Institution, and Justice Ginsburg (cover) in Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg with the Chautauqua Opera Company. In concert, Lucy has performed with The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, The Chautauqua Symphony, and was asked to sing the national anthem for the Chicago Bulls. Lucy received the Edith Newfield Award from the Musician’s Club of Women in Chicago and was awarded first prize in her category for the Chicago Chapter of the NATS competition. Lucy holds a Bachelor of Music from DePaul University and is currently a graduate student at the Curtis Institute studying with Julia Faulkner.