Soprano and Northeast Louisiana native Nancy Carey has performed throughout the United
States and Europe. Recent opera roles include the title role in Opera Memphis' 2017
Midtown Opera Festival production of聽The Lovely Galatea, Edith in聽Pirates of Penzance聽with
Shreveport Opera, and Tish in the critically acclaimed premier of聽Destiny: Hope, a
chamber opera by composer Costas Dafnis. Recent solo engagements include concerts
with Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and Prisma
Vocal Ensemble.
Nancy completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Memphis, and
holds a Master of Music degree from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Music
degree from Centenary College. She has been a vocal division winner of the Marjorie
Stricklin Emerging Artist Competition, and was selected as a 2018 Teaching Fellow
with the International Performing Arts Institute in Germany.
In addition to being a lifelong performer, Nancy is an ethnomusicologist whose focus
is the relationship between Cajun song traditions and the sustainability of Louisiana鈥檚
francophone culture. Dr. Carey is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at ULM,
where she teaches applied Voice and Freshman Aural Skills.
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