Meet the 2020 Young Artists: Sopranos & Mezzo

Left to right: corey Raquel Lovelace, robin steitz, marie engle

We're thrilled to welcome our 2020 class of OperaDelaware Young Artists next month!

In the weeks leading up to their Young Artists: Make a Scene performances, we'll introduce them all to you here. First up, three new faces to our OD audience: sopranos Corey Raquel Lovelace and Robin Steitz and mezzo Marie Engle.

Corey Raquel Lovelace will be making her OperaDelaware debut this spring, playing Drusilla in The Coronation of Poppea and covering Antonia and Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann. A graduate from North Park University and DePaul University, this Alexandria, VA, native was recently seen as Musetta in La Bohème with Opera Carolina and as Cendrillon with Little Opera Company of Charlotte.

Robin Steitz will also be making her OperaDelaware debut this spring, playing Amore and Valletto in The Coronation of Poppea and covering Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann. A graduate from the Eastman School of Music, this Washington, D.C. native was recently seen as Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Baltimore Concert Opera. She is currently wrapping up a Studio Artist residency with Fort Worth Opera, performing Marianna in Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World.

Mezzo Marie Engle will be making her OD debut this spring, playing Nutrice in The Coronation of Poppea. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Juilliard School, this Wauseon, OH, native was recently seen as Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi with Chautaqua School of Music and as Ramiro in La finta giardiniera with Juilliard Opera.

Welcome to OperaDelaware, Corey, Robin, and Marie