Amalia Osuga, soprano

Amalia Osuga enjoys an active career as performer of opera, oratorio, chamber music and art song. A native New Yorker consistently praised for her thrilling coloratura and the “unrelenting authenticity” of her musical interpretations, she can be heard in roles ranging from Mozart’s Queen of the Night to Argento’s haunting Miss Havisham.

Featured solo engagements include: Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Fauré’s Requiem and Mendelssohn’s A Mid-summer Night’s Dream at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall. Hailed by composer Geoffrey Burgon for creating a “perfect performance atmosphere” in the New York premiere of his piece Christ Love at the 92nd Street Y, Osuga continues to share her passion for conveying music’s unique expressive elements to audiences throughout the Southeast.

As an artist with a particular interest in art song, Osuga has appeared in recital in Oregon, Pennsylvania, New York, Montana, and Great Britain, where she premiered works by composers Gregers Brinch and Francis Rainey.

A frequent soloist in oratorio and a sought after collaborator for contemporary chamber music, she was recently heard in Bach’s Cantata 79 with the Central Lutheran Chorale and Orchestra and was privledged to join the UO Wind Ensemble for a performance of Mackey’s Songs for the End of the World.

Osuga holds degrees in music from Swarthmore College, the University of Montana, and the University of Oregon. She recently joined the faculty at The University of Alabama in Huntsville as Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice.