Faculty Profile

Donna Ames

Artist's Diploma, Opera Institute at Boston University
B.F.A., University of Arizona

Donna Ames has sung leading and supporting operatic roles in Regional companies throughout the United States. Among these roles she numbers Carmen, Suuki (Madama Butterfly) Hansel and many others. She has particularly enjoyed creating characters in Contemporary American operas by living composers premiering works at Chautauqua Opera, and Reiman Studio Theater in New York City.

Ms. Ames has been the recipient of many career advancement grants and awards including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Liederkranz Foundation, and the William Mattheus Sullivan Role Preparation Grant. Upon winning the San Francisco Opera Auditions, Ms. Ames was chosen to participate in the coveted Merola Opera Program with San Francisco Opera.

Since turning her attentions to teaching, Ms. Ames has taught talented students through the Rivers School Conservatory where she is the Voice Faculty Chair. She also teaches at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and this semester will begin teaching Graduate Students at the American Repertory Theater Moscow Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.

Ms. Ames was the founder of the Opera Ensemble at Bridgewater State University, an ensemble which performed on campus concerts and delighted children in the Southeastern Massachusetts schools. She enjoys teaching voice to advanced and beginning students and particularly enjoys introducing non musicians to classical music.

Ms. Ames holds the position of Eastern Massachusetts Governor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Office: Maxwell Library 312E

Last Modified: September 7, 2011