Shannon Rolbiecki, Voice/Mezzo-Soprano
 

Shannon Leigh Rolbiecki began performing at the age of 6 when she made her stage debut as a Munchkin in a production of The Wizard of Oz. With plans for a professional singing career underway, she entered private vocal training at age 14. Heavily involved in musical theatre throughout her teens and early adult years she eventually changed focus to develop her talents as a cabaret and jazz singer. After years of performing in the intimate cabaret clubs of Manhattan, Ms. Rolbiecki returned to classical singing in 2005. Since then she has performed such operatic roles as Cherubino and Marcellina from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro,  Speranza in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Ines from Verdi's Il Trovatore, Marketeer from Paul Salerni's new opera Tony Caruso's Final Broadcast and several partial roles including Octavian of Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier and Arsace from Rossini's Semiramide. Ms. Rolbiecki is also an active recitalist having most recently performed at the Helen Bader Recital Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to her work as a soloist, she is an active member of the a cappella quartet The Newyorkettes.

Ms. Rolbiecki is a student of the McCloskey technique and shares this technique with her own students, focusing on freeing the voice from tension for healthy and natural vocal production. As a teacher Ms. Rolbiecki is able to offer her students years of experience in several different styles of singing including classical, musical theater and jazz and a strong dramatic background.

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