OLIVIA PRENDERGAST
soprano
about Olivia
Philadelphia-based soprano Olivia Prendergast is a versatile singer known for her agility and sparkling tone. Olivia is an avid believer in the beauty of contemporary music, and seeks out unique projects across genres.
Some of the highlights of the 2023-2024 season included stepping in as Marie de’Medici in Phillip Glass’ Galileo Galilei at TheOpera Theatre of St. Louis. There, she was also the cover for Cleopatra in Julius Caesar by Handel. After her summer in St. Louis, Olivia was recruited to join The Glimmerglass Opera Festival to cover Calisto in La Calisto by Cavalli. She also joined East Passyunk Opera Project in Philadelphia’s Annual summer series “The Arts on Center Stage” in front of City Hall, singing Juliette, Morgana, Adele and Ariel the Little Mermaid. Originally from the Philadelphia-area, she also was privileged to sing the National Anthem for her home team, the Phillies.
up next…
Carmina Burana
soprano soloist
Olivia will join the DeSales University Orchestra and Choir as the soprano soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana.
“a name to look for on the posters of the world’s great opera houses in the near future”
The San Francisco Classical Voice
2024 at a glance…
OPERA | CHORAL | SYMPHONIC | CONCERT
JANUARY - FEBRUARY
LIVERMORE VALLEY OPERA COMPANY OUTREACH PROGRAM -
Pamina The Magic Flute
EAST PASSYUNK OPERA PROJECT -
READING TERMINAL
MARCH - MAY
THE CROSSING CHOIR -
MARCH PROJECT
THE MERCERSBURG AREA COMMUNITY CHOIR -
SOPRANO SOLOIST
JUNE - AUGUST
GLIMMERGLASS OPERA -
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
Calisto (cover) La Calisto by Cavalli
jump in!
OPERA THEATER SAINT LOUIS -
GERDINE YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
Cleopatra (cover) Giulio Cesare
Marie de’Medici (cover) Galileo Galilei
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER
PHILADELPHIA SYMPHONIC CHOIR -
VERDI REQUIEM and MAHLER 3