Joanna Dionis

A Maryland native, Joanna Dionis has been on the OOT roster since spring of 2006. The mezzo-soprano has appeared with Amato Opera, the Brooklyn Conservatory, One World Symphony, and Susan Morton's "Sing Through Central" series. Favorite roles include Cornelia, Cherubino, Nicklausse, Emilia, Madelon, and Mercedes. Ms. Dionis earned her bachelor's degree from Stanford University and her M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. This summer, she will sing the Prioress in Dialogues des Carmelites under the direction of Met stage director Yefim Maizel in San Francisco. Ms. Dionis studies in the studio of Nancy Adams. She lives in Brooklyn.