Mezzo-soprano Joy Davidson has sung some 45 roles throughout Europe and North America, appearing with the New York City Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna Staatsoper, La Scala Milano, Madrid Opera, and San Francisco Opera, to name a few. Most recently, Davidson retired from a 14-year position with a college conservatory, the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. She is a recipient of the Shooting Star Award from the Florida Grand Opera, for lifetime achievement in opera education. She can be reached at davidsons123@hotmail.com. She will be judging and speaking at the Classical Singer Convention.