Soprano Lydia Beasley is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Voice at the University of Texas San Antonio School of Music. She has performed with Peabody Opera, Emerald City Opera, The Figaro Project, Erie Opera, Birmingham Music Club, and University of Alabama Opera in such roles as Mimì in La Bohème, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Frau Fluth in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Marietta in Naughty Marietta, and Mrs. Garland in the world premiere of Amir Zaheri’s Freedom and Fire! A Civil War Story. A seasoned oratorio soloist, Lydia has performed throughout Texas, Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Italy in notable works such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Poulenc’s Gloria, Honegger’s King David, Haydn’s Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. Lydia holds a B.M., summa cum laude, from Shenandoah Conservatory, an M.M. from Peabody Conservatory, and a D.M.A. from the University of Alabama. Her previous teaching appointments include Trinity University, the University of Alabama, Mercyhurst University, Southern Virginia University, and Judson College. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and has served on the National Opera Association’s Opera Production Committee as well as the Board of Directors of the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio.