Christine Boddicker – Voice Piano
Christine Boddicker has praised for her “powerful, multi-colored mezzo” (South Florida Classical Review), her 2023-2024 season included a house and role debuts at Lyric Opera of Kansas City (Lola – Cavalleria Rusticana; Sister Berthe – The Sound of Music; Stéphano – Roméo et Juliette; Wellgunde – Journey to Valhalla). Ms. Boddicker also participated in the world premiere of The Haberdasher Prince, a family opera commissioned by LOKC. Other recent engagements include a house debut with Ars Lyrica Houston and concert appearances with Grant Park Chorus.
Ms. Boddicker is an alumna of fine training programs such as Indianapolis Opera, Janiec Opera Company at Brevard Music Festival, Opera Steamboat, Miami Music Festival, and Chicago Summer Opera. Notable roles include Nerone (L’incoronazione di Poppea), Sesto (La clemenza di Tito), Angelina (La Cenerentola), Sesto (Giulio Cesare), and Mercédès (Carmen). Ms. Boddicker has had competition success in the Midwest and in Texas. She has been selected as a finalist in the 2022 San Antonio Tuesday Musical Club Young Artist Competition, a semi-finalist in the 2022 and 2023 Houston Saengerbund Awards, and received the first-place award in the 2021 MIOpera Voice Competition. She holds degrees from University of Houston (MM – Performance) and Michigan State University (BM – Performance).