Amanda Zoe Vest

• Charlottesville Opera, Ader Emerging Artist '22, Education Initiative '23, '24
• Opera Roanoke, Apprentice Artist '19-'20
• WQXR (NYC) Young Artist Showcase with Mark Irchai (Oct 2023)
• The Witch | Hansel and Gretel | Shakespeare Opera Theatre
• Dinah | Trouble in Tahiti | Loudoun Lyric Opera
• Announcer | Gallantry | Loudoun Lyric Opera
• Praskowia | The Merry Widow | Charlottesville Opera
• Frau Schmidt | The Sound of Music | Charlottesville Opera
• Marcellina | Le nozze di Figaro | Canto Vocal Programs
• Zita | Gianni Schicchi | Canto Vocal Programs
• Zia Principessa | Suor Angelica | Canto Vocal Programs
• Mercedes | Carmen | Canto Vocal Programs
• Solo Recital | A Fairytale Triptych: Schubert, Medtner, Prokofiev with Sasha Beresovsky (2024)
• Solo Recital | From Darkness Into Light with Mark Irchai (2023: Charlottesville Opera, Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association)
• Solo Recital | Water Phrases with Lynn Baker (2022)

Mezzo-soprano Amanda Zoe Vest (Wyand) has a sound that is “nuanced, rich, and creamy, with superb diction and wonderful dynamic control (Wednesday Music Club).” Her 2023-24 season includes the Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), mezzo soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and Saint-Saens’ Christmas Oratorio, a feature on the WQXR (NYC) Young Artist Showcase, and a solo recital program of Schubert, Medtner, and Prokofiev songs (May 25). Her credits include Dinah (Trouble in Tahiti), Zita (Gianni Schicci), Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica), Praskowia (Merry Widow), Mercedes (Carmen), and Zemfira (Aleko). Her training includes Pepperdine University (2013) and Westminster Choir College (2015), Opera Roanoke (Apprentice Artist-2019), Charlottesville Opera (Ader Emerging Artist-2022, Education Initiative Artist-2023, 2024). www.amandazoevest.com