Janelle.McCoy

Member for 7 weeks 1 day

Real Name: Janelle McCoy
Personal Website: Janelle McCoy, Mezzo-Soprano
Bio: Hailed for her stagecraft and “sultry” voice, mezzo-soprano Janelle McCoy has been active in opera, concert, and oratorio. Ms. McCoy has performed with world-class orchestras and artists such as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; conductors Robert Spano, Donald Runnicles and the late Robert Shaw; bass James Morris; tenor Stuart Neill; sopranos, Dawn Upshaw, Andrea Gruber and Christine Brewer; cellist Andrés Diaz; members of the American String Quartet. In Philadelphia, she made her Kimmel Center debut as Maddalena (Rigoletto). In Aix-en-Provence, she made her debut accompanied by Robin Bowman, pianist. Other roles and appearances include Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Flora (La Traviata), Arsamene (Xerxes), the Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors). An advocate of chamber music, Ms. McCoy recently performed works by Jennifer Higdon, Luciano Berio and John Harbison. She was a featured artist during the FL Arts Festival performing Shostakovich with members of the American String Quartet, as well as Villa-Lobos with Andrés Diaz. During the Luzerne Music Festival presented by former Philadelphia Orchestra cellist Bert Phillips, Ms. McCoy performed works by Loeffler. She also collaborated with world-renown classical guitarist Joel Brown on works of de Falla. Performances by Ms. McCoy have been broadcast on Atlanta’s WABE 90.1 FM, Southwest Florida’s WGCU 90.1 FM and nationally on NPR’s Performance Today. Ms. McCoy earned her degree at Georgia State University, graduating magna cum laude. Recently named a “best bet” by Naples Daily News and The News-Press in Ft. Myers, engagements for this season include Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1, Charlotte (Werther), Handel’s Messiah, chamber appearances in the Russian Music Salon and pops concerts for the FL Jewish Philharmonic and Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestras.