Praised for her "spectacularly charismatic" stage presence (Boston Musical Intelligencer), Boston-based classical-crossover soprano Abby Mae Rogers is a fearless storyteller who believes music is most powerful when it reveals something true. Equally at home in opera, sacred choral music, and musical theatre, she brings versatility, emotional honesty, and wholehearted commitment to every performance. Abby Mae seeks to uncover the emotional truth at the heart of every piece, delivering performances that are as compelling dramatically as they are vocally.

 

Known for her natural comedic timing and bold physical comedic choices, Abby Mae is willing to put it all on the stage. She is equal parts hilarious and heartfelt, vulnerable and vivacious, and completely magnetic on stage. Abby Mae strives to create performances that are deeply human – ones that encourage listeners not only to hear the music, but to feel it alongside her. For Abby Mae, the stage has always been a place of complete belonging. It is where she feels most herself, most alive, most at peace.

 

Most recently, Abby had the privilege of playing one of her dream roles, performing as Anne Egerman in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music with Marblehead Little Theatre (MLT). Abby also covered the role of Phoebe D’Ysquith and sang the role of Woman 3 in MLT’s A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. More roles include performances with MassOpera; both in their immersive production of La Traviata as Annina (Flora cover), and in their annual Mirror Cabaret as Clorinda in Rossini’s Cenerentola. Abby has also performed with Emmanuel Music in their production of Benjamin Britten's The Beggar's Opera, where she covered Polly Peachum and sang in the ensemble as one of Macheath's "hilarious hussies" (The Boston Musical Intelligencer). Other credits include Susanna (cover) in Boston Opera Collaborative’s Marriage of Figaro, as well as Elena (cover) in Gluck's Paride ed Elena and Lisa in Emmerich Kalman's Countess Maritza at The Longy School of Music.

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In her undergrad years, Abby directed and starred in her own production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Telephone. Additional highlights included partnerships with Opera on Tap in Pittsburgh, and the Studio Artist program at Miami Music Festival’s Opera Institute, where she covered Le nozze di Figaro’s Barbarina, and played Ms. Dara in Dan Shore’s one act opera, An Embarrassing Position. Abby has sung in masterclasses for Margot Garrett, Nicholas Clapton, John Holiday, and David Lutz. She placed as a finalist in the Finger Lakes NATS competitions in 2015 and 2016, and won first place in 2014. She also placed second in the 2018 Tuesday Musical Club Scholarship Competition in Pittsburgh.

 

A native of Pittsburgh, Abby began singing seriously at a young age. She started her professional career with the Children’s Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh at the age of eight. She first experienced the mesmerizing feeling of being onstage as a child actor in Pittsburgh Opera’s Tosca (2006). The memory of staring directly into the audience, partially blinded by the stagelights, feeling a wave of overwhelming joy and excitement, is still crystal clear in her mind today.

 

Abby’s dedication and love for performance is equally matched by her passion for teaching. She has been described as a “warm, engaging, delightfully energetic, and a very, very smart” teacher. She prides herself in bringing out the best in her students, and providing them with the safe learning space that her younger self wishes they had. She “has a true gift for working with young performers – not only in improving their technique, but building confidence, stage presence, and belief in themselves.” Abby hopes for students to leave every lesson feeling independent, intelligent, and with an elevated love and appreciation for their voice.

 

Abby holds an M.M. in Opera Performance from the Longy School of Music, and studied under Angela Gooch. She earned her B.M. in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College in 2017, and studied under Ivy Walz. Abby currently studies with Hilerie Klein-Rensi.