American soprano Hallie Schmidt returns to Pacific Northwest Opera this spring as Blondchen in Die Entfürung aus dem Serail, following her engagement as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro in November of 2023. Previously in 2023, Ms. Schmidt made her debut with the Pacific Northwest Opera as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier. She began her 2022/2023 season at Vashon Opera where she sang “the fickle Zerbinetta” in Ariadne auf Naxos. Following that engagement, Hallie returned to Opera Theatre of St. Louis for a filmed production of The Magic Flute, where she sang The Queen of the Night. Hallie was a District Winner in the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and was also awarded the Grace Keagy in the 2022 Lotte Lenya Competition. She was also was an encouragement award winner in the 2021 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and the winner of the 2020 Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Classical Vocal Competition.

Hallie received her Bachelors in Vocal Performance from Oklahoma City University in 2020, and completed and Artist Diploma in Opera Performance at William Jewell College in 2022 under the direction of Daniel and Kathleen Belcher.

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