Dawn Pierce

MARIA VON WEDEMEYER & MARY MAGDALENE

Mezzo‐soprano Dawn Pierce is a native of Olean, New York, and currently an assistant professor of voice at Ithaca College. Reviewers laud her as “vocally impressive and dramatically convincing,” while students describe her teaching as “creative,” “energetic,” and “inspiring.” On the operatic stage, she recently performed Charlotte in Werther with Mobile Opera, Carmen in Carmen with Opera Ithaca, Olga in Eugene Onegin with Opera Carolina and Opera Company of Middlebury, and Madelon and Bersi in Andrea Chenier with Nashville Opera. She earned a Performing Artist Certificate and a Master's in Opera Performance from the AJ Fletcher Opera Institute and holds Bachelor's degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education from Ithaca College. www.dawnpierce.com