About
Courtney Daniels
Soprano, Courtney Daniels, has impressed audience members with her charismatic stage presence and powerful voice. As Donna Elvira, “Daniels wowed the crowd in her love/hate relationship with [Don] Giovanni and the crowd went wild when she sang her powerful aria [mi tradi quell' alma ingrata] during the Second Act” (Davis Tribune). Her love for the art is evident in the passion she brings to each and every character she plays, aided by velvet tones, soaring high notes, and an agile upper register.
Courtney’s love of opera began at an early age. Her first exposure to opera was at the age of seven when she watched the entirety of Madame Butterfly on PBS, reading all of the subtitles and discussing the material with her babysitter. Courtney’s interest continued once her family moved to Nashville, where she continued to study voice and at 16 was the youngest chorus member of the Nashville Opera’s production of Aida.
Courtney was awarded the Gold Medal (Classical Vocal Division) in the 2022 World Classical Music Competition, as well as First Place at the 2022 American Protégé Vocal Competition (Amateur-Operatic Aria Division), and First Place at the 2022 SFBAC NATS Classical Singing Festival Competition.
Recently, Courtney traveled to Berlin to sing Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica and cover the role of Roselinda in Die Fledermaus. Additional roles performed include: Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Nedda in Pagliacci (Act I for Scenes Production); Adina in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, La Frugola in Puccini’s Il tabarro, and the High Priestess in Verdi’s Aida. When not performing, Courtney enjoys horseback riding and spending time with her husband Jeff and their “fur-children.”