Shannon Love, soprano

Soprano Shannon Love is a native of the United States, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Since her debut on the operatic stage in 2005, she has performed the roles of Violetta (La Traviata), Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Cunegonde (Candide), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Sofia (Il Signor Bruschino), Queen Tye (Akhnaten), and many more. 

Shannon was honored to be a participant in the American Voices Festival and Master Class Series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., hosted by Renée Fleming. In 2014, she won first place at the Tulsa District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, going on to take third place at the regional level. Additional awards include 1st Place in the Graduate Women division of the Texoma Regional NATS Competition and 1st Place in the National Society of Arts and Letters Bloomington District. Shannon has been hired as both a Victoria J. Mastrobuono Young Artist with New Jersey Opera and a Des Moines Metro Opera Young Artist. She also appeared as the soprano soloist as a part of The Priest's US National Tour in Carmel, IN, and reprised the role of Violetta in a new English production of La Traviata with Arbor Opera Theater.

Shannon is an alum of the University of Central Oklahoma and the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she received her master's degree in vocal performance as a Barbara and David Jacobs Fellow. She is currently finishing a doctorate in voice at the Jacobs School of Music.