Hailed as having a voice of “such strong presence and beauty of tone that she left one longing for more.” (Opera News), Francesca Federico ÓMurchú is an Irish-American soprano and Fulbright scholar. Her work ranges from traditional opera to contemporary classical music and folk singing. Notable roles include Salome in Strauss’s Salome; Nanetta and Alice Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff , Eurydice in Off enbach’s Orphée aux Enfers, and Clorinda in La Cenerentola. As a contemporary artist, she has originated roles with the New Music Theater Project, The Curiosity Cabinet and Overtone Industries, and has premiered concert works by Clarice Jensen and Brian K. Bowers. She is a prolifi c interpreter of oratorio, and has been soloist in Fauré’s Requiem, Brahms’ Requiem, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, among others. She received a Master of Music degree from the Mannes School of Music and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from New York University.
