Allison Charney – soprano

Soprano Allison Charney debuted with the New York City Opera immediately after becoming a National Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Competition. She has since sung leading operatic roles throughout the US and has been a featured soloist with the esteemed Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and in celebrated venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Avery Fisher Hall.  She sings the featured single on AVIE Records FORGOTTEN VOICES, and can be heard on Navona Records ARK RESOUNDING, that has repeatedly reached #1 on the Amazon charts, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated oratorio Choose Life, and Allison and Ben: For the Record. Her upcoming recording BRIDGE TO PEACE: INVOCATION will be released on Emitha Records in 2024. An active recitalist and master teacher, Ms. Charney is co-creator of the WQXR mini-series, Her/Music;Her/Story and the Artistic Director of the long-running series, PREFORMANCES™. During the pandemic, Ms. Charney pivoted her creative attention to the virtual stage with both her concert and conversation series, SEASON OF HOPE, and OPERA AT HOME, her reimagined, abridged version of classic operas – both presented by NYC’s historic Town Hall. Ms. Charney lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons. Her family hails from Pereiaslav, Ukraine.

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