Voice Instrument: Soprano
Bio:

Graycen Gardner, soprano, is currently based in Los Angeles, where she is a professional singer specializing in classical, early music, and session vocals. Her ability to deftly alternate between a full operatic vocal production and a light, shimmering sound enables her to sing a wide, wonderful variety of repertoire and musical styles. Graycen became a rostered member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale in 2021, and she performs as a chorister and solo opera singer throughout LA. In 2024, she sang the role of Baby Doe in The Opera Buffs’ concert version of The Ballad of Baby Doe, and she performed with LA Master Chorale’s touring production of Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien (Music To Accompany A Departure), staged by Peter Sellars. In 2022, she was the soprano soloist in the LA Master Chorale’s Messiah Sing-Along at Disney Concert Hall, and in 2023 she sang the soprano solo in LAMC’s premiere of Reena Esmail’s “Malhaar: A Requiem for Water.” Graycen sang the role of Mina in Beth Morrison Projects’ 2024 workshop of Star Singer by Juhi Bansal, and she was selected to perform as a member of the chorus in Beth Morrison Projects’ 2020 production of Angel’s Bone. In 2019, she performed in the premiere tour of Timothy Peterson’s The Séance with New Opera Works, reprising her role as “The Voice of the Dead” in New Opera West’s 2022 revival of the work. In 2018, Graycen was a studio artist at Central City Opera, where she performed the role of Galatea in Acis and Galatea and received the Young Artist Award for Excellence. Along with her profound love of performance, Graycen has a passion for teaching, and she provides private voice instruction to students in the greater Los Angeles area and beyond.