Ardeen Pierre

Haitian-American soprano, Ardeen Pierre, is currently completing her Performance Diploma at Southern Methodist in Dallas, TX. She has performed the roles of Arminda in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera at Rice University, Contessa Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with Academia Europea Dell’Opera in Lucca, Italy. Ms. Pierre was due to perform the role of Suor Angelica in Puccini’s Suor Angelica with Meadows Lyric Opera Theatre, but was cancelled due to COVID-19. She recently performed the roles of Olivia in Nkeiru Okoye’s Home of My Ancestors, Marina in Faye Chiao and Anton Dudley’s Katie: The Strongest of the Strong in workshops with Houston Grand Opera Cooperative (HGOco).

She received the Young Artist Award in the 2018 Kristin Lewis Foundation Vocal Competition. Ms. Pierre is currently a member of The Dallas Opera’s Education Outreach program regularly performing the role of Veronica in Bizet’s Doctor Miracle. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Sam Houston State University, and a Master of Music from Rice University, where she studied with the late Dr. Barbara Clark. This summer, Ms. Pierre will be an Apprentice Singer with The Santa Fe Opera where she will cover the role of Barbarina in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro.