Hillary Brown

Bio:

Hillary Brown is an alumna of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (MM Vocal Performance, magna cum laude) and Stetson University (BM Vocal Performance, magna cum laude). Her study of opera and voice, along with a flair for bringing distinctive characters to life, has resulted in being cast in a wide variety of dramatic and quirky roles, including Lady Billows (Albert Herring), The Housekeeper (Man of La Mancha), Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Dinah (Trouble in Tahiti), First Lady (Die Zauberflöte), and Donna Anna (Don Giovanni). Ms. Brown also performed the role of Isabela in the world premiere revised edition of La Hija de Rappaccini by Daniel Catán. Her stylistic adaptability and vocal beauty have earned Ms. Brown not only a place in operatic repertoire, but in recital repertoire as well. Most recently, she has sung Mirjam’s Siegesgesang (Schubert), Missa in Angustiis (Haydn), Sieben Frühe Lieder (Berg), and Requiem (Duruflé).

Ms. Brown is an inaugural member of Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus and its chamber choir, Solaria Singers, and is also a member of the Festival Singers of Florida under the direction of Dr. Kevin Fenton. Since returning to Florida in 2015, Ms. Brown has held adjunct voice faculty positions at Dr. Phillips High School and Edgewater High School in Orlando.