Madison Becerra

• Honorable Mention for The Music Center's 2024 Spotlight Competition - Classical Voice
• 2nd Place - 2024 Pacific Symphony's Opera Focus Competiton
• Current semi-finalist for the 2024 Orange County Register, Artist of the Year - Voice
• Selected to perform in a Masterclass with American mezzo-soprano, Suzanna Guzman.
• Awarded 2024 CS Music All-State Singer - Classical and Musical Theater
• 3rd place winner and National Qualifier, 2024 NATS Cal-Western Region-Classical
• 1st place winner, highest scoring junior, 2023 NATS-LA - Classical
• Selected as a soloist in OCSA's 2024 production of Performing with the Pros
• Selected as a chorus/villager in Parnassus Society 2024 Opera: Donizetti - La Fille Du Régiment at the Soka Performing Arts Center
• Selected as lead, Alice, in OCSA's 2024 Opera Production of Sunday Excursion
• Co-director of The Orange County School of The Art's 2023-24 Classical Voice Showcase Team
• 3rd place winner 2023 NATS-LA - Musical Theater
• Selected as CS Music Certified Singer 2023
• Selected soloist in the 2023 OCSA-CV Ireland Summer Music Tour
• Performed with renowned composer and conductor, Rollo Dilworth, at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland 2023
• 1st place winner of the 2023 Stars of Tomorrow Scholarship Competition - Classical
• Semi-Finalists at 2023 CS Music Competition in San Francisco - Classical
• 2nd place winner of the 2022 International Association of Professional Music Teachers - Classical Voice
• 2nd Place winner of the 2022 International Association of Professional Music Teachers - Musical Theater 
• 3rd place winner of the 2022 Vo-Cal Competition in Long Beach - Classical
• Honorable Mention at the 2022 Grand Prix International finals  - Classical
• 2nd Place winner of the 2021 NATS-LA Chapter - Classical
• Selected soloist for the Orange County School of The Arts 2023 Antonio Gomezanda Collaboration project
• Recipient of the Pat and Mary Dirk vocal scholarship 2021-2023
• Performed with world-renowned conductor, Michael Repper, at Musco Center of the Arts at Chapman University 2022
• Selected soloist for Orange County School of The Arts, Bel Canto Singers- community outreach 2021-2024
• Selected as lead, Rosalinda, in Orange County School of The Arts 2023 production of, Die Fledermaus
• Selected to Perform in a Masterclass with world renowned mezzo-soprano Kathryn Krasovec
• Selected to Perform in a Masterclass with internationally renowned countertenor, professor at UCI, Daryll Taylor
• Selected member of the Orange County School of The Arts 2022-23 CS Music Showcase Team
• Performed in over 18 musicals all over Orange County

Madison is a junior at the Orange County School of the Arts where she studies classical voice and opera. Madison, a lyric soprano, has been singing and performing since she was 5 years old and currently trains under the expertise of Kathleen Martin and William Vendice. She has performed in over 20 musical productions all over Orange County.  She has competed and placed in multiple classical voice competitions including but not limited to, VO-CAL and The International Association of Professional Music Teachers, and she won 1st place in her division for the 2023 NATS-LA Competition and the 2023 Stars of Tomorrow scholarship competition. Madison recently placed 3rd in the 2024 NATS CAL-Western Region and will be heading to Nationals.

Madison starred in her first opera, OCSA's 2023 production of Die Fledermaus, where she was cast as the lead, Rosalinda. Madison was recently selected as lead, Alice, in OCSA's 2024 spring Opera Production of Sunday Excursion. Madison is extremely passionate about singing and stage performing and has performed classically at many Orange County venues and special events, including political conferences and inaugurations. She has been featured as a soloist at numerous Orange County School of the Arts performances and has been a part of OCSA CV’s community outreach group, The Bel Canto Singers, since 2021. She is currently co-directing the Orange County School of The Arts 2024 Classical Voice Showcase Team - community outreach.

Madison loves giving back to her community; when she's not performing on stage, you can find her singing at local charity events and retirement communities. She has an extreme love of animals and spends many hours volunteering at her local non-profit animal rescue center.

Madison plans to pursue her study of classical voice and opera at a four-year university and aspires to continue vocal performance as a profession.