International Soprano Emily Lopez
Has a Masters in Music Performance and a Post-Graduate Certification in Music Medicine with an emphasis on vocal health and pedagogy from the University of South Florida. Her opera debut in 2012 as Pamina in The Magic Flute led to a series of successful musicals and operas throughout the greater Florida area. Immediately following this role Emily starred in several major musical roles including Amneris from the musical Aida, Johanna from Sweeney Todd, Marianne from The New Moon, Marietta from The Naughty Marietta, Pippi from The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Celie from Signor Deluso, and premiered the opera original Under the Rainbow written by local playwright– Alan Gerber. Emily has performed with numerous major companies including the Assisi Performing Arts Company in Assisi, Italy, Opera Tampa, The St. Petersburg Opera Guild, The Florida Orchestra, Sarasota Opera, and the Tampa Bay Master Chorale with shows like, South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Charles Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette. Emily continues to work closely with the Gainesville performance community and local charitable organizations in addition to teaching voice at the Academy of Music and Art in Gainesville. Emily is the founder and director of the Compassionate Music Singers—a singing troupe that unites her studio at the Academy of Music and Art and the non-profit organization Community Hospice and Palliative Care as they visit hospice centers and “bring the Joy of Music to those in need.”
Upcoming Engagements
Compassionate Music Singers Summer Series 2021
June 16 at 4:00 PM
Location: The Windsor of Gainesville
July 17 at 2:00 PM
Location: Charters Hospice (Open to the public on Facebook Live @SopranoEmilyGrainger)
August 14 at 2:00 PM
Location: Harbor Chase (Open to the public on Facebook Live @SopranoEmilyGrainger)
Compassionate Music Singers Summer Finale 2021
Date: August 28 at 6:00 PM
Location: Celebration Pointe Sound Stage
Tickets: $10.00 donation (Follow @SopranoEmilyGrainger for event announcements)
*In partnership with Community Hospice and Palliate Care. All proceeds will go toward the Community Hospice Music Therapy Program.