Olivia Currier is an American mezzo-soprano from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She currently resides in Lubbock, Texas, studying vocal performance and music education at Texas Tech University under the mentorship of Dr. Rebecca Hays. Her “warm, chocolatey” voice in the world of musical theatre brought her roles such as Allana in The Little Mermaid, the Evil Stepmother in Disney’s Cinderella, and Baroness Elsa von Schraeder in The Sound of Music. On the opera stage, she has been seen as the Second Witch in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Madame de Croissy in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, Shirley Kaplan in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte, and Sesto in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito. In the choral realm, she has sung with the Quintessence Choral Artists of the Southwest, alongside the Voces8 Scholars and with guest artists such as New York-based composer Robert Cohen. She has recently been awarded as a Finalist in the 2020 Texoma NATS competition, the 1st Place winner of the 2021 DFW/Panhandle NATS competition, 3rd Place in the 2021 Charleston International Baroque Music Competition, and 3rd Place in the Rocky Mountain Spring Voice Competition, where she has been invited to sing at the Winners Recital and Award Ceremony in Toronto, Ontario.
You can find Olivia’s 2021 Baroque Music Competition performance here.
You can find Olivia’s 2021 European Music Competition performance here.