Emily Adams is a dramatic coloratura soprano based in Atlanta, GA, but born and raised in Southern Louisiana. She is well known for her interpretations of coloratura roles and her versatility amongst repertoire. 

 

Engagements for 2025 have included Roberto Devereux where she made her debut of Elisabetta with Capitol City Opera in Atlanta, GA as well as two full length recitals with Atlanta Opera pianist, Valerie Pool. In August, Mrs. Adams was a participant of renowned dramatic soprano Jennifer Rowley's Aria Bootcamp as an Emerging Artist.​ Mrs. Adams is on faculty as a voice, piano, and trumpet teacher at Hawk Music Academy, LLC, as well as a Marketing and Graphic Design Lead for the company. Mrs. Adams will be competing as a prequalified applicant for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in November 2025.

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The 2024-2025 season included Bach's Magnificat with Emory Presbyterian in Decatur, GA, under the baton of Justin Han; Lucia di Lammermoor with Capitol City Opera; and the Vivaldi Magnificat with Trinity Lutheran in Marietta, GA. February 2024 allowed Mrs. Adams to perform Milhaud's Chansons de Ronsard, originally written for French coloratura soprano Lily Pons with the Georgia State University Orchestra and Dr. Tamara Dworetz on the podium. In November of 2024 she was awarded the Encouragement Award for the Georgia Division of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

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Engagements in 2023-2024 included her debut of Die Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte) with Harrower Opera Theatre in Atlanta, GA. That same May, she was the graduate winner of the prestigious Opera Guild of Atlanta's Scholarship Competition. She was an Emerging and Studio Artist in St. Petersburg, FL, covering the titular characters of Handel's Alcina and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor with St. Petersburg Opera under Maestro Mark Sforzini.