Samantha Nahra

• Semi-finalist - SAS Performing Arts Company, Inc. Competition
• Finalist - Elaine Malbin and Mario Lanza Competition
• Honorable Mention - NJA International Vocal Competition
• Finalist - Debbie Voigt Death by Aria Competition
• Encouragement Grant - Heafner/William Vocal Competition
• NOTE Award - LaGrange Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition

Zwischenfach, Samantha Nahra, has sung the roles of Dreite Norn in Götterdämmerung, Miceala in La tragedies de Carmen, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief, Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica and Bianca in La Rondine. She has covered the role of Arinyae in the premiere of A Metamorphosis with the Christman Opera Company and she has sang scenes from Tosca, Der Fliegende Hollander, and Die Walküre with the New York Dramatic Voices. She has been involved in Oberlin in Italy, CoOPERAtive, Operaworks, Sherrill Milnes VOICE Studio, Le Chiavi di Bel Canto, International Vocal Arts Institute, and Utah Lyric Opera program UVAA. She has received an honorable mention in NJS International Vocal Competition, was a finalist in the Elaine Malbin competition and a semi-finalist for the SAS Vocal Competition. She is the creator of “A Dramatic Soprano Tries Cooking...” on YouTube, and the librettist for “A Dramatic Soprano Tries Cooking...The Opera” composed by Philip Wharton. Currently her YouTube show has partnered with Opera on Tap in NYC.