Soprano
Theresa Bickham has been praised for her “fine piano nuances” and
“expressive legato line.” She made her European debut in 2007 singing
scenes from La Traviata under
the direction of Maestro Eduardo Mueller. Most recently, Ms.
Bickham was seen as a Studio Artist with Opera New Jersey where she
covered the role of Donna Anna. She has also been seen on the
operatic stage as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore with the Loudon Lyric Opera and Opera Camerata of Washington. In January 2009, she performed the role of the Princess in A Bird in Your Ear and Terentia in The Beautiful Bridegroom at the National Opera Association Convention in Washington, DC. Other roles include Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Musetta in La Bohéme, Arminda in La finta giardiniera, Constanza Piccolatura in Impresario, Frasquita in Carmen, Monica in The Medium, and Bessie in Mahagonny Songspiel. No stranger to the musical theatre stage, Ms. Bickham has also performed the roles of The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Tess in Crazy for You, Nancy in Oliver, and Mrs. Macafee in Bye, Bye Birdie among others
A native of Maryland, Ms. Bickham has been a frequent guest artist
throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. Concert appearances
include, Handel’s Messiah, Fauré’s Requiem, Vaughn Williams’ Serenade to Music, Bach’s Cantata 25 and Magnificat,, and Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat.
She has also been the winner of many competitions including: The
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions – Mid-Atlantic Regional
Finalist 2009, Palm Beach Opera 2008 Advanced Division Semi-Finalist,
Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year Finalist 2008, MD/DC National
Association of Teacher’s of Singing, Henry Sanborn competition, Peggy
Friedman-Gordon Competition, Moore’s Opera Center Concerto Competition
and the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston.
Ms. Bickham earned a Master of Music degree from the Moore’s Opera
Center at the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Music degree from
Towson University.
Office: CA 4064
Phone: 410-704-2839
Email: tbickham@towson.edu |