“Simply superb”

— Opera Today

“LUMINOUS”

— Hub Review

Grammy Award-nominated soprano Chelsea Basler continues to make her mark on an extensive array of operatic roles with her unique combination of vocal appeal and artistry. Praised for her "luminous voice" with its "easy soaring range", she has been noted for her "wonderful acting" and declared "simply superb" by Opera Today. In the spring of 2019, Ms. Basler appeared with Boston Lyric Opera as Moira for the East Coast premier of Poul Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale and made a company debut with Boston Midsummer Opera as Clorinda in La Cenerentola. In the fall of 2019, Ms. Basler joined the Metropolitan Opera roster, covering Pousette in Manon, and returned to Boston Lyric Opera as Mary Johnson in the New England premier of Fellow Travelers.

Season Highlights

Musetta/La boheme Boston Lyric Opera

Blanche/Dialogues of the Carmelites (cover) Metropolitan Opera

“a voice and range matched by a skilled acting talent. ”

— The Huffington Post

 Particularly noted for her interpretation of the title role in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah, Ms. Basler has benefited from the mentorship of the role's creator, the late Phyllis Curtin, and both the coaching and enthusiastic endorsement of Floyd himself. She made her Nashville Opera debut in the role during the spring of 2018 and had her Pasadena Opera debut in the same role in 2016.