Amber Willis is a Pittsburgh-based Soprano, who holds a Bachelor of Music Performance from Grove City College. Her recent operatic performances include the roles of Olympia (Les Contes D’Hoffmann), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), and partial Contessa cover (Le Nozze di Figaro). Additional operatic roles include Musetta (La Boheme), The Sandman, and The Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel). She has performed in multiple opera scenes including Arabella (Arabella), Leonore (Fidelio), Agathe (Der Freischütz), Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Lucia (Lucia di Lamermoor), and Servilia (La Clemenza di Tito). During her college years, she won first place in the Grove City College Concerto/Aria Competition, performed Mother Superior in The Sound of Music, and participated in the auditioned touring choir. Outside of performing, she has a passion for studying music theory and music analysis and enabling others to fully understand the fascinating melodic and structural differences between composers. She is currently teaching elementary music classes at a private school, teaching her studio of voice and piano students, working with a children’s choir, and continuing to hone her vocal skills with Sari Gruber and James Lesniak. She is very excited to sing Susanna this summer at the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival!