Acclaimed by the New York Times as a “luminous mezzo-soprano,” and praised by Opera News for her “rich mezzo,” Faith Sherman has enjoyed successes on both the operatic and concert stages. Ms. Sherman recently made “a sensational European debut” (Financial Times) at the English National Opera in Kaijia Saariaho’s L’Amour de loin as the Pilgrim to rave reviews from the international press. Last season, she made her German operatic debut as Concepcion in L’heure espagnole at Oper Frankfurt and premiered the mezzo-soprano lead role in Ricky Ian Gordon’s Rappahannock County at Virginia Opera. In addition, she covered the role of the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos at Houston Grand Opera. Ms. Sherman sang Verdi’s Messa da requiem with period instruments at the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele and at the Opéra de Vichy under Michael Hofstetter. In the future, she will be seen at Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, and the English National Opera.

While earning her Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School, Ms. Sherman was heard in Mozart’s Requiem for the 9/11 Memorial Concert at Carnegie Hall, as well as performances in “Songs of Peace and War” and “100 years of Juilliard Composers in Song” with the New York Festival of Song. Ms. Sherman was the winner of the Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition in 2007 and the New England Regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions. She was also a semi-finalist in the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Auditions, and the 2011 Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition.