Mezzo soprano Lucy Joy Altus is a native New Yorker and recent graduate of the Juilliard School where she received her Master’s degree. As an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon, Lucy performed Handel’s Messiah, Sesto in Sartorio’s Giulio Cesare, Ramiro in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera, as well as Un pâtre, La Chatte, and L’écureuil in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges. In 2022, Lucy was a District Winner as well as a Regional Encouragement Award Winner for the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. In 2023 she was an Encouragement Award Winner for the New York District. Most recently, she won second place in Opera Mississippi’s John Alexander National Vocal Competition, was a semi-finalist in Houston Grand Opera’s 36th Annual Concert of Arias, was a finalist in the Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition, an Encouragement Award Winner in the Opera Index Vocal Competition, a New Orleans District Winner for the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, and an Encouragement Award Winner for the Opera Florham International Vocal Competition. In the 2022-23 Juilliard Opera season, Lucy performed La Maestra delle Novizie in Puccini's Suor Angelica. In the 2023-24 season, she participated in a masterclass with renowned mezzo soprano, Susan Graham, played Estelle in John Musto’s Later the Same Evening and played Annio in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito. In both 2023 and 2024, Lucy was a young artist at the Merola Opera Program. In addition to her classical work, Lucy has toured with American rock band My Chemical Romance as character Mary Ann in their "Long Live the Black Parade" Stadium Tour. Lucy is currently a member of the opera studio at the Bayerische Staatsoper.
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