Amanda Britt

• NATS Bay Area Chapter Category 9 2nd Place 2020
• NATS Bay Area Chapter Category 9 1st Place 2021
• Opera Modesto Christina Townsend Competition 2nd Place 2020
• Opera Modesto Christina Townsend Competition 1st Place 2021
• Lucy Becker Memorial Scholarship Honorable Mention 2023
• North State Symphony Young Artist Competition 1st Place 2023
• CS Music Emerging Artist Category Semi-Finalist (2023 San Fransisco)

Amanda is a Lyric Spinto Soprano based in the Northern California area. She graduated with her Bachelor's of Music in Vocal Performance from California State University Sacramento in 2023. During her time in Sacramento, Amanda studied with Dr. Robin Fisher, Dr. Malcom Mackenzie, and Julie Miller. Under the direction of Ryan Murray, she learned and performed numerous scene and full opera roles during her undergraduate studies. These include The First Lady from Die Zauberflöte, Cendrillon from Viardot's Cendrillon, Lauretta from Gianni Schicci, Gilda (scenes), Fiordiligi (scenes), Carmen (scenes), Lady Valerie (Amy Beach's Cabildo scenes), Mimi (scenes), Rosalinde (scenes), Konstanze (scenes), Violetta (scenes), and Marcellina (Fidelio scenes). While Amanda studied at Shasta College she performed Ida in Die Fledermaus and Hata in The Bartered Bride.

Along with opera, Amanda is passionate about concert work. She is a current member and soloist for California Camerata, based in Carmichael California, and has performed as a soloist in The Messiah and A New England Requiem (Scott Perkins). Amanda also has performed with The North State Symphony for their concert work as a soloist presenting her favorite arias under the direction of Scott Seaton. Amanda recently gave a west coast premiere and performed as the soprano soloist for San Fransisco based composer David Conte's Gloria with the Shasta Symphony in Redding California.

While she loves to learn and perform the traditional and classic pieces, she also pursues the interest in new concert and opera works. She premiered and performed as The Merchant in The Hero's Awakening (2023 Chamber Opera set inside a video game) with Four Corners Ensemble: Operation Opera under the direction of Ryan Murray and Dr. Shuying Li.

In the summer of 2024, Amanda studied in Germany at the Berlin Opera Academy as a summer Opernfest artist, and learned the roles of The Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro and performed as The Nursing Sister in Suor Angelica.

Recently, Amanda has made her professional debut as Suor Angelica with Verismo Opera and Mabel in Pirates of Penzance at the Redding Performing Arts Center. She also runs the OVAW workshop with Redding Performing Arts Center and teaches privately. She also dedicates time as a vocal coach for the RPAC Mainstage adult shows. Coming up, Amanda will be The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors at RPAC Mainstage and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus at RPAC Mainstage. Amanda also serves as the secretary for the Performing Arts Society of Redding, a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting free-to-attend musical and visual art concerts for the California North state.