Biography

Alexandra Schenck is a recent graduate of Northwestern University's Master of Science program in Speech, Language, and Learning. She is in pursuit of a career as a voice clinician.

Alexandra is a mezzo soprano with a breadth of performing experience. She is a graduate of the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, and she attended the world world renowned Merola Opera Program in San Francisco. Her performances highlights include Siebel in Gounod’s Faust with the Macau Music Festival; Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Merola ; Olga in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin with the Aspen Music Festival; and Charlotte in Massenet’s Werther for AVA. Additional roles at AVA included Siebel in Gounod’s Faust, Ciesca in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, Zulma in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri, Lorina in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Dulcinée in Massenet’s Don Quichotte, Rosette in Manon by Charles Massenet, and Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte.

Prior to entering AVA, Alexandra attended California State University, Long Beach where she sang Le Prince Charmant in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Komponist in Ariadne aud Naxos, Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito, Giuletta in Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann,Prosperina in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro.

Concert performances include Mozart’s Requiem with the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, Handel's Messiah with the Auburn Symphony, and Hänsel in Humperkinck’s Hänsel und Gretel with the Philadelphia Sinfonia.

Alexandra has received grants from the Gerda Lissner Foundation, the Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation, was a semi-finalist in the Loren Zachary Competition, and the Grand Prize Winner in the Pasadena Opera Guild’s Young Artist Award.