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Lauded in the New York Times for her “admirable fluidity,” soprano Amy Petrongelli revels in singing music of all different periods and styles. Recent solo performances include an alumni art song recital for the University of Michigan's inaugural "En Español" Latin American Music Festival, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, and Haydn’s Creation at Carnegie Hall.
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Amy’s love of new music has driven her to work closely with living composers, helping to bring alive new solo and chamber works for the voice. Most recently, Amy premiered the role of Margie in Some Light Emerges with the Houston Grand Opera, the newest opera from the creative team of composer Laura Kaminsky and librettists Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. Amy is also a founding member of the Khemia Ensemble, a chamber ensemble that seeks to promote cultural exchange through contemporary music. Now in its third season, the Khemia Ensemble has been featured on festivals and led residences in institutions across both North and South America, working to foster a common musical language across cultures.
Also an avid recitalist, she has appeared in recital for organizations such as the Casement Fund Recital Series in Brooklyn, NY, The Block in Muskegon, MI, the Contemporary Undercurrent of Song Project in Princeton, NJ, and AEPEX Contemporary Performance in Ann Arbor, MI. Past operatic roles include Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Amy in Little Women, Tytania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte.
Amy’s commitment to collaboration has led her to fellowships at summer programs where communication across the musical spectrum is paramount, such as the Tanglewood Music Center, New Music on the Point, and the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar. She has had the privilege of working with renowned musicians such as Martin Katz, Lucy Shelton, Dawn Upshaw, Stephanie Blythe, Tony Arnold, Kathleen Kelly, Samuel Ramey, Kayo Iwama, Alan Smith, Howard Watkins, and John Harbison.
A passionate educator, Amy has maintained a successful private studio since 2005, and has taught at the University of Akron, Eastern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University. Amy holds a degree in music education from Central Michigan University and received her doctorate in voice performance from the University of Michigan . Currently, Dr. Petrongelli is a member of the voice faculty at the Pennsylvania State University where she teaches voice and lyric diction.
Also an avid recitalist, she has appeared in recital for organizations such as the Casement Fund Recital Series in Brooklyn, NY, The Block in Muskegon, MI, the Contemporary Undercurrent of Song Project in Princeton, NJ, and AEPEX Contemporary Performance in Ann Arbor, MI. Past operatic roles include Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Amy in Little Women, Tytania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte.
Amy’s commitment to collaboration has led her to fellowships at summer programs where communication across the musical spectrum is paramount, such as the Tanglewood Music Center, New Music on the Point, and the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar. She has had the privilege of working with renowned musicians such as Martin Katz, Lucy Shelton, Dawn Upshaw, Stephanie Blythe, Tony Arnold, Kathleen Kelly, Samuel Ramey, Kayo Iwama, Alan Smith, Howard Watkins, and John Harbison.
A passionate educator, Amy has maintained a successful private studio since 2005, and has taught at the University of Akron, Eastern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University. Amy holds a degree in music education from Central Michigan University and received her doctorate in voice performance from the University of Michigan . Currently, Dr. Petrongelli is a member of the voice faculty at the Pennsylvania State University where she teaches voice and lyric diction.