Hannah Spierman
SSoprano and multi-faceted artist Hannah Spierman is excited to return to the role of Vox Tentationis, which she first sang for Canterbury’s 2018 performance of Ariani's Oratorio di San Francesco. Her other solo appearances with Canterbury Choral Society include the Requiems of Brahms, Mozart, and Verdi, as well as Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel's Saul, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noel, Bach’s Magnificat, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, and Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem. She has been honored to serve as the Soprano 1 Section Leader since 2017.
With Oswego Opera Theater, Hannah recently created the role of Mrs. Aron in the world premiere of Charles Abeles' The Golden Cage, which was written in 1945 during the composer's internment at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, America's only such shelter for refugees of the Holocaust. A frequent performer with the Bronx Opera, her roles with the company include the New Prioress in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Agathe in Der Freizchütz, Alice Ford in both Verdi’s Falstaff and Vaughan Williams’ Sir John in Love, Birdie Hubbard in Marc Blitzstein’s Regina, Countess Almaviva, Musetta, both Donna Anna and Donna Elvira, and many others. Hannah's other roles, performed both in the New York area and regionally throughout the United States, include Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Mimì (La bohème), Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos), Giorgetta (Il tabarro), First Lady (The Magic Flute), Maria Boccanegra (Simon Boccanegra), and Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus).
On the concert stage, recent highlights include appearances with Death of Classical's Crypt Sessions in the New York City premiere of Nico Muhly's The Street, and soloing in the world premiere of A Festival of Psalms by David and Kerensa Briggs. An accomplished choral singer, Hannah has performed with such ensembles as American Classical Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Bard Festival Chorale, Litha Symphony Orchestra, the Stephen Black Singers, Tanglewood Festival Choir, Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and Voices of Ascension. A graduate of the New England Conservatory, Hannah resides in The Bronx with her husband and frequent artistic collaborator, stage director Benjamin Spierman.