BIO
American Mezzo-Soprano Melissa Kornacki (Cregger), is an internationally recognized artist who has appeared throughout the USA, Middle East and Europe. She grew up in Frederick, Maryland and later furthered her education at Mason Gross School of the Arts - Rutgers University where she studied under tenor, Frederick Urrey and later, Metropolitan Opera star, Faith Esham. She graduated with a Bachelors in Music Education, but her passion was always for the stage.
She debuted as the Alto soloist for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in 2001 at the Grand Auditorium in Ocean Grove, NJ and since then has branched out into not only soloist appearances, but chorus and acting as well. Some career highlights include an international debut in 2007 as Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti and Anita in West Side Story in Dubai, UAE in which her performances were hailed by Gulf News as "Brilliant!"; Chorus appearances with Washington National Opera, Washington Concert Opera and Lyric Opera of Baltimore; a certificate in Voice Over from Edge Studios in Kensington, Maryland; portraying the infamous Julia Child in Lee Hoiby's Bon Appétit with Opera Delaware; and finally getting her Valkyrie wings playing Waltraute in Götterdämmerung with Union Avenue Opera.
Excelling at oratorio she has won a number of accolades on the concert stage including First Prize in the Lyra New York International Vocal Competition (Oratorio Division) 2016, debuting at Carnegie Hall in the 2017 Lyndon Woodside Competition for the Oratorio Society of New York winning the Leopoldo Damrosch award, and most recently, Second Place in the Professional Oratorio Divion for the American Prize 2019.
Upcoming performances include An Afternoon of Lieder, a collaboration with Baritone, Dr. Eric Gramatges, featuring both the Wesendonck Lieder by Wagner and Dichterliebe by Schumann; a return to the Weinberg Center in Frederick, MD for their December 2024 Messiah; and a debut with the Arlington Chorale for their production of Gustav Holst's The Cloud Messenger in March 2025.
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RESUME
OPERA
Lori • The Outcasts of Poker Flat • Dacor DC • 2018
Orlofsky • Die Fledermaus • Baltimore Concert Opera • 2015
Waltraute • Götterdämmerung • Union Avenue Opera • 2015
Julia Child • Bon Appétit • Opera Delaware • 2015
Ms. Benson • Lakmé • Opera Delaware • 2015
Ms. Benson • Lakmé • Baltimore Concert Opera • 2015
Flora Belvoix • La Traviata • Baltimore Concert Opera • 2014
Mercedes • Carmen • Baltimore Concert Opera • 2013
Buttercup (cover) • H.M.S. Pinafore • Opera New Jersey • 2012
Zita • Gianni Schicchi • Baltimore Concert Opera • 2012
Isabella • L’Italiana in Algeri(scenes) • Concert Artists of Baltimore • 2011
Buttercup • H.M.S. Pinafore • Victorian Lyric Opera • 2010
Suzuki • Madame Butterfly • Center Stage Opera • 2009
Fairy Queen • Iolanthe • Washington Savoyards • 2008
Duchess of Plaza Toro • The Gondoliers • Victorian Lyric Opera • 2008
Lady Jane • Patience • Victorian Lyric Opera • 2007
Dinah • Trouble in Tahiti • Bravo Productions –UAE • 2007
ORATORIOHolst • The Cloud Messenger • Arlington Chorale • March 2025
Handel • Messiah • Frederick Children's Chorus • December 2024
Gardner • Lamb of God • Chevy Chase United Methodist • April 2023
Handel • Messiah • New Dominion Chorale • December 2022
Dvorak • Mass in D Minor • Reston Chorale • March 2022
Handel • Messiah • New Dominion Chorale • December 2019
Handel • Messiah • St. Luke’s Festival Chorus and Orchestra • 2018
Bach • Christmas Oratorio • New Dominion Chorale • 2017
Rossini • Petite Messe Solennelle • New Dominion Chorale • 2015
Duruflé • Requiem • Washington Master Chorale • 2014Verdi • Requiem • Washington Summer Sings • July 2012
Beethoven • 9th Symphony • Concert Artists of Baltimore • June 2010
RECITAL
Wagner • Wesendonck Lieder • CCUMC Concert Series • October 2024
AGMA POSITION
Washington National Opera Chorus • 2015-2020
Washington Concert Opera Chorus • 2012-2020
OPERA TRAINING/AWARDS
The American Prize • 2nd Place • Professional Oratorio Division • 2019
Oratorio Society of New York • Finalist • Leopold Damrosch Award • 2017
Lyra New York International Competition • First Prize • Oratorio • 2016
Opera New Jersey Emerging Artist • 2012
Opera Theatre of Northern VA • Outreach Artist • 2010 -2011CONTACT
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