
As a resident artist with Central Florida
Lyric Opera during the 2003/2004 season, Joy had the honor of coaching and performing
the role of Micaëla in Carmen under the stage direction of legendary
soprano Licia Albanese. Carol Cohen of The Villages News described Joy’s
performance of Micaëla as "radiant, mature, and powerful."
A native of Annapolis, Maryland, Joy completed
studies in Voice Performance at Towson University and Baylor University. While completing graduate work at Baylor University, Joy appeared with Waco Lyric
Opera and Waco Symphony Orchestra. Joy recently performed in concert with the
York Symphony Orchestra, and has also given concert performances at the
Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida, the United States Naval Academy
Chapel, the Three Arts Club of Baltimore, the Baltimore Opera Guild, the
historic St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Salado
Music Festival in Salado, Texas. Oratorio works to her credit include Poulenc’s
Gloria, Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Brahms’ Ein
Deutsches Requiem, Rutter’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, and
Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio. In April 2008 Joy will sing the role
of Juno in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld with Opera Vivente.
Joy Greene has appeared in a wide variety of
operatic and concert venues with great success. Her operatic appearances have
included Atlantic Coast Opera Festival, Central Florida Lyric Opera, Opera
Vivente, Waco Civic Theater, and Opera AACC. Joy made her debut with The Young
Victorian Theater Company in 2006 singing the role of Aline in The Sorcerer,
and in 2007 sang the role of Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore. Other roles
to her credit include Adina in L’Elisir d’amore, Mařenka in The Bartered Bride, Nedda in I
Pagliacci, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, Sister Constance in Dialogues
des Carmélites, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Serpina in La
Serva padrona, and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. For her portrayal of
Mimì in a recent concert production of La Bohème, Mary Johnson of the Baltimore Sun described Joy as "captivating in her heartfelt Mi chiamano Mimì."
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