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Lindsay Mecher (Mezzo-soprano)

Born: February 1992 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

The American mezzo-soprano, Lindsay Mecher, is a graduate of Loyola Academy (2006-2010). She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Music Performance from North Park University (August 2010-December 2013), where she studied on scholarship with Dr. Philip Kraus of Northwestern University, who has been on the artistic roster of the Lyric Opera of Chicago for over 20 years. She obtained her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from University North Carolina School of Arts (August 2014-May 2017). She won 1st place in the College Classical Division of the Chicago National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition. Also she was a semi-finalist in the prestigious Bel Canto Foundation Opera Contest, and received her third Bravo Award for Outstanding Performance. In 2012 she was the first place winner of the North Park University Music Performance Awards, and was also a semi-finalist in the Classical Singer Competition. She is also a winner of the Des Plaines Idol, and the Norwood Park Idol.

Lindsay Mecher is a frequent guest soloist with the Chicago Citywide Symphony Orchestra. At North Park University, she was a member of the Lady Vikings Dance Team, the Chambers Singers, the University Choir. Roles performed include the third spirit in W.A. Mozart's The Magic Flute, and The Mistress of the Novices and The Abbess in Puccini’s Suor Angelica. She has performed in the North Park Opera Scenes program in scenes from Little Women, Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, Rodrigo and W.A. Mozart's Così fan tutte. She was an alto soloist in George Frideric Handel's Messiah in April 2010 with the North Park University Choir. She performed the opera scenes program at North Park in fall 2019, where she was in scenes from The Crucible, Eugene Onegin, Into the Woods, Falstaff, and The Barber of Seville.

Lindsay Mecher is a a graduate of the Flatiron School Software Engineering Immersive program (2019-2020), and currently works as Associate Applications Developer at Oracle (since May 2022)


Sources:
Chicago City-Wide Symphony Orchestra Website (November 2020)
Lindsay Mecher profiles on LinkedIn & Facebook
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[CV-1] (2024, Video): Arias from BWV 170, BWV 54

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