Abi LEVIS

Named “Debut Artist of the Year” by the Joy in Singing Foundation, mezzo-soprano Abi Levis is widely recognized as an exciting singer of immense talent, with critics around the world describing her artistry as “fearless,” “dazzling,” “impressive,” and “breathtaking.” Last season, Ms. Levis sang the Mezzo Voice of the Fountain in Ainadamar with LA Opera, debuted as Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel at Lakes Area Music Festival, and returned to Carnegie Hall as a soloist in Vivaldi’s Magnificat with MidAmerica Productions. In 2025-2026, she joins the roster of the Metropolitan Opera covering Frida Image #3 in El último sueño de Frida y Diego, returns to LA Opera as Ankhesenpaaten in Akhnaten, sings Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Amarillo Opera, joins the Portland Baroque Orchestra as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah, joins American Contemporary Ballet for a set of concerts, and sings the world premiere of Charlotte Bray’s Eyes of the Unknown with the Brooklyn Art Song Society. She also returns to Carnegie Hall to sing as the mezzo soloist in John Rutter’s I’ll Make Me a World, conducted by the composer himself. In the 2026-2027 season, Ms. Levis returns to both the Metropolitan Opera to cover Javotte in Manon, and Brooklyn Art Song Society to sing in a recital of Britten’s Cabaret Songs.

During the 2023-2024 season, she joined LA Opera to cover Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia and sang Frida Image #1 in El último sueño de Frida y Diego. Additionally, she made her concert debut with the Brooklyn Art Song Society to perform Britten’s Cabaret Songs. Additional exciting season engagements included portraying Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible with Opera in the Pines and joining MUSE/IQUE as a soloist in their performances of Plenty of Heart, Plenty of Hope: The Making of Oklahoma! and the Modern Musical.

In the previous season, Ms. Levis sang the roles of the Officer’s Wife/Martha in The Secret Garden with Hawaii Opera Theater, joined the Portland Baroque Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah, and returned to Promfest Estonia as Prince Charmant in Cendrillon. In 2021-2022, Ms. Levis appeared as Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Angers Nantes Opéra, debuted as Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos with the Lakes Area Music Festival, and reprised her signature role of Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Intermountain Opera Bozeman. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Levis saw the cancellation of major debuts with the San Francisco Opera, Fort Worth Opera, and The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Overseas, Ms. Levis has joined Deutsche Oper Berlin in roles such as Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte, Siébel in Faust, Mercédès in Carmen, and Dido in Dido and Aeneas. She has also performed with the Luzerner Theater as Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice. Other recent operatic highlights include Cherubino (Florentine Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Utah Opera); Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Promfest Estonia, Opera Sofia, Kaunas State Opera); Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus (Utah Opera), Rose and Dina in a double bill of At the Statue of Venus and Trouble in Tahiti (Opera Parallèle); Testo/Memory 3 in War Stories (Opera Philadelphia) and Flora in La traviata (Dallas Opera).

On the concert platform, Ms. Levis has appeared as a soloist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Handel and Haydn Society, Cincinnati Symphony, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Flint Symphony, Symphonie Atlantique, American Symphony Orchestra, Ars Lyrica Houston, and Utah Symphony. She is a core member of the acclaimed Mirror Visions Ensemble, a gifted collective of artists who are passionate about storytelling through the art of song.

From baroque to contemporary music to opera to musical theater, Ms. Levis excels in a variety of musical styles. Passionate about new music, she has worked closely with composers such as John Harbison, John Musto, Brian Suits, Tamzin Elliot, Juliana Hall, and Michael Hirsch.

A veteran in the competition circuit, Ms. Levis has won prizes from the Gerda Lissner Competitions (Song and Opera), Sullivan Foundation, Vero Beach Opera Competition, McCammon Competition, James Toland Vocal Arts Competition, Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Competition, and the Joy in Singing Competition, among others. She was also named a finalist in the Wilhelm Stenhammar Competition, Mildred Miller International Vocal Competition, and Cesti Baroque Competition, and a semi-finalist in the George London Competition, Opera Index Competition, Loren L. Zachary Competition, and Operalia.

As a Young Artist, she performed with the Los Angeles Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Utah Opera/Utah Symphony, The Britten-Pears Young Artist Program, and Songfest. Ms. Levis holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, and Bard College.