This September Melissa Zapin sings the Countess in Le Nozze Di Figaro in Connecticut.
Melissa has enjoyed a diverse performance career which has included national and international performances in the areas of classical and Broadway. Most recently, Melissa won the New York City round for the prestigious Mezzo Arts Festival in Hungary. She traveled to Hungary in February and became a finalist in the worldwide competition. In addition to her diverse European experiences, she performed in Concert in Vienna as part of the Mozart Festival in 2007.
Melissa enjoyed an active opera career while living in Hawaii and was a special guest soloist for the Hawaii Opera Theatre’s Opera Ball. Melissa also performed in lead rolls at the Diamond Head Theatre in Oahu, including Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella and Christine in Maurey Yeston’s Phantom. She was a first place winner of the National Society of Arts and Letters’ Opera Competition in Honolulu. Aside from her operatic performances, her credits also include playing Christina in the Off-Broadway production of Birdy’s Bachelorette Party.