Music That Tells a Story

Soprano EMILY MARGEVICH is “a star in the making (Bachtrack), acclaimed for her “charismatic and commanding” performances (The New York Times). This “poised and fearless Prima Donna” (Musical America) has been on stage since age two, performing professionally in Musical Theatre throughout her childhood in the Midwest. Emily continues to earn praise as a “luminous soprano” (Wall Street Journal) with “a voice of liquid beauty” (Opera Magazine) that is “big and luxurious, with a cascading quality, like a bolt of silk dropped from a balcony” (Parterre). Now a Company Artist at OperaDelaware, Ms. Emily is most known for her portrayals of Tatyana, Musetta, and Donna Elvira.

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ROCHELLE ELLIS, D. M. A., is a Lecturer of Voice at Princeton University and recently retired after 28 years as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. At Princeton, she teaches private studio voice and she teaches a class, Art Songs from the African Diaspora. As a performer, she has sung with leading conductors and venues around the world, including New York City Opera and Carnegie Hall. She is returning this summer as a Teaching Artist with the Princeton Festival.

Active in community outreach in music, Dr. Ellis is currently a Faculty Fellow with Trenton Arts at Princeton, a Saturday morning program in partnership with Trenton High School. Through the years, she has served as the New Jersey Governor for The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), held master classes for VOICES Chorale, conducted a pre-concert lecture with composer Jasmine Barnes for Princeton Pro Musica, and at the Garden Theater for the premier screening of the movie, Chevalier. She taught frequently in the summer Westminster Conservatory High School and Middle School Vocal Institutes. She has also served as a vocal coach with Princeton Girlchoir and as an interim director with Trenton Children’s Chorus.

The St. Louis native received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, a Master of Music Education degree from Westminster Choir College of Rider University and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.