Ethiopian-American soprano Hanna Atsedewoin has gained valuable experience on the concert stage performing as a featured soloist in Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s concert entitled “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” where she performed the song cycle Heart on the Wall by Robert Owens. As an emerging artist with the Milnes VOICE Studio, she had the opportunity to perform in the 2021 VOICE Gala hosted by Thomas Hampson, singing “Dream Variation” from Three Dream Portraits by Margaret Bonds. Originally from Dallas, TX, Hanna holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. During her time in academia, she performed roles such as Monica in The Medium, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Lola in Gallantry, Madame Herz in Der Schauspieldirektor, Amelia in Whaling Women, and partial roles such as Constance in Dialogues des Carmélites and Adele in Die Fledermaus. Most recently, Hanna performed with Opera Arlington as Zweite Knabe in Die Zauberflöte.
