Ms. Barcellona knew at a very young age that she wanted to make it her life's work to share her musical gift with others. She began her formal studies as a teenager at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. She pursued graduate level studies in Florence, at the University of British Columbia, and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Ms. Barcellona has studied privately with some of the world's finest teachers, including Tito Gobbi, Virginia Zeani, and Louisa Maragliano. Appearances in North America, Europe, and New Zealand have further refined her beautiful voice and nuanced performance.
Ms. Barcellona's rich tone and artistic prowess have earned her orchestral engagements with some of the world's greatest conductors such as Sergiu Commissiona, Erich Kunzel, and Mario Bernardi. She has traveled extensively on three continents, endearing herself to audiences in London, Rome, Genoa, Lyon, Arles, Auckland, and throughout Canada. She is accomplished in a wide range of genre, including recital, opera, musical, and oratorio.
Ms. Barcellona's "lively and passionate" (Le Soleil) musical performance embodies a depth of experience and compassion that evokes a profound response in each member of her audience. Her "superb, pure voice" (The Times Colonist) has lent itself to a variety of leading roles in musicales such as Oklahoma! and The Phantom of the Opera, in operettas from the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, in operas such as Le Nozze di Figaro and The Tales of Hoffman, and by oratorio composers from Bach and Handel to Rutter. Whether interpreting a tragic role, portraying the antics of a comic vixen, or wooing hearts as an irresistible siren, Ms. Barcellona is totally believable and lovable.
