Performer Bio

Melody King (Donna Anna)

Melody Tachibana King makes her debut with Livermore Valley Opera.  Ms. King recently made her main stage debut with Opera San José in the role of Yvette in La Rondine.  Other credits include Duenna (Der Rosenkavalier) with the Harvard Lowell House Opera, and Nora (Riders to the Sea), Voice of a Bird (Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains) and Lillian Russell (The Mother of us all) with the Harvard Pforzheimer House Music Society.  On the concert stage, Ms. King has appeared as soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, and Vivaldi’s Gloria with Chorus Boston, and also appeared as a soprano soloist for the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Centennial Celebration, and Massachusetts-Hokkaido Sister State Anniversary Celebration.  Ms. King was selected as a 2007 semi-finalist of the NATS Boston Chapter Song and Aria Competition.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Sonoma State University, and her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory of Music.  Ms. King currently continues her vocal studies with Mr. David Rohrbaugh.