Melissa Treinkman, mezzo, is an active performer and teacher in the Los Angeles area. Since 2011, Melissa has been a regular member of the LA Opera Chorus. In 2013, she made her solo mainstage debut with the company as the Vendor in Carmen, a role she reprised in the 2017/2018 season. In 2015, she was seen on the LA Opera mainstage as a Featured Ensemble singer in The Ghosts of Versailles, which won two Grammy awards for Best Opera Recording and Best Engineered Album, Classical. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University, a Master of Music from DePaul University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California. Two of her papers have been published in the Journal of Singing and she will present her research at the 2020 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Conference as well as the 2020 Voice Foundation Symposium. Melissa recently was chosen to be a fellow in the 2019 NATS Intern Program, one of the premier teacher training programs in the world. For more info, visit: www.VoiceByMelissa.com .