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Mezzo-Soprano
Così Fan Tutte as Dorabella · Metropolitan Opera House · Oct 23, 2026
From her formative years studying at Longy and New England Conservatory through her distinguished training at Juilliard, where she earned the Peter Mennin Prize, Samantha Hankey cultivated a mezzo-soprano voice of distinctive amber warmth and dramatic flexibility. Her professional trajectory accelerated following her Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals victory in 2017 and her Met debut that same year, leading to triumphant engagements at Europe's most prestigious houses and a 2018 sweep of major competitions including the inaugural Glyndebourne Cup and the Operalia Competition. Today, she commands the international opera stage with particular distinction in the pants roles and Strauss repertoire, establishing herself as a mezzo-soprano of uncommon artistry and interpretive sophistication.
Grand Finals Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2017); First Prize and Media Prize, inaugural Glyndebourne Cup (2018); Career Grant, Richard Tucker Music Foundation (2018)
Juilliard School (BM, MM); Walnut Hill School for the Arts; Longy School of Music (pre-college); New England Conservatory (pre-college)
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