BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth Zharoff, soprano, was born and raised in Wenatchee, Washington. At a young age, Ms. Zharoff determined to pursue a career in music. Since then, she has studied at various institutions in the United States, France, and China, and obtained her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Oberlin Conservatory in May 2009. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in opera at The Curtis Institute of Music, where she sings under the tutelage of Marlena Malas.

In opera, Ms. Zharoff continually expands her repertoire. Her most recent roles include Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail with Treviso Spa Opera, the Vixen in The Cunning Little Vixen, Amina in La Sonnambula, Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra, and Anne Trulove in The Rake's Progress with Curtis Opera Theater. Other roles Ms. Zharoff has performed include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte and Drusilla in L'incorinazione di Poppea with Oberlin Opera Theater, Anna Maurrant in The Street Scene with Pacific Lutheran University Opera, and Melissa in Princess Ida with the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Upcoming roles include Konstanze and Pamina with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, and Elizabeth in Elegy for Young Lovers with Curtis Opera Theater.

Ms. Zharoff is also a successful as a competitor and concert artist. In addition to being named a Semi-Finalist for the Metropolitan National Council Auditions in 2009, Ms. Zharoff has won prizes in the Palm Beach Opera Competition, Akron Tuesday Musical Association Voice Competition, and first place in the Harold Haugh Light Opera Vocal Competition. She is also a 2011 recipient of a Sara Tucker Study Grant. She made her Carnegie Hall solo debut in January 2009, in the Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition Winners' Recital. Ms. Zharoff has also appeared in concert with the Cleveland Orchestra, Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Yakima Symphony, Lake Chelan Bach Festival, and the Van Cliburn Foundation.