Lyric coloratura soprano Joyce Yin, praised by New York Concert Review for singing with an
“otherworldly quality,” brings a committed physicality and depth of emotional connection to the stage. During the 2018-2019 season, her engagements included Cantamos: A Celebration of Spanish-Language Song at the historic United Palace of Cultural Arts, a concert lecture of Spanish Baroque music, Handel’s Messiah with the Downtown Symphony, the Pergolesi Stabat Mater, and Agilea in Handel’s Teseo.
Recognized for her stage presence and acting in both comedic and dramatic roles, recent operatic roles cluded Papagena (Die Zauberflöte) with the Downtown Symphony, Sophie (Werther), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Giulietta (I Capuleti e i Montecchi), and a radiant run in the title role of Caccini’s Euridice. Additional highlights from past seasons include Ines in Donizetti’s La Zingara with Amore Opera, Linfea in La Calisto with dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Dorinda in Handel’s Orlando. In particular, Joyce enjoys exploring the complexities and nuances of determined women such as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Morgana (Alcina), Adele (Die Fledermaus), and Gilda (Rigoletto).
Joyce began her operatic career during her graduate studies when selected to participate in the prestigious joint Arizona Opera/Arizona State University program for the roles of Amore (Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice) and Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro). Additional roles include La Fée (Massenet’s Cendrillon), Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), Lucy (The Telephone), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Despina (Così fan tutte), Ilia (Idomeneo), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and Zerlina (Don Giovanni).
As a soloist, Joyce’s concert work ranges from the intimate Bach cantatas to Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem with full orchestra. An expressive concert performer, Joyce has sung with organizations such as the Arizona Bach Festival and the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. Recent solo highlights include the Messiah with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Pergolesi’s Stabat mater with the Dorian Baroque Orchestra.
Joyce has received awards and scholarships from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Audience Choice Award-San Diego District), Musical Merit Foundation of San Diego, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Young Artist Competition, and NATS Student Auditions (Arizona, San Diego). She graduated with her M.M. in Opera Performance from Arizona State University.
Joyce currently resides in New York City.
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| Giulietta | I Capuleti e i Montecchi | New York Opera Forum | 2017 |
| Gilda | Rigoletto | New York Opera Forum | 2017 |
| Belinda | Dido and Aeneas | Da Ponte Soloists | 2016 |
| Susanna | Le nozze di Figaro | New York Opera Forum | 2016 |
| Papagena | Die Zauberflöte | Columbia Bach Society | 2016 |
| Morgana | Alcina | Cantanti Project | 2016 |
| Adele | Die Fledermaus | New York Opera Forum | 2016 |
| 1st Lady | Die Zauberflöte | Astoria Music Festival | 2015 |
| Pamina* | Die Zauberflöte | Astoria Music Festival | 2015 |
| Vespetta | Pimpinone (Telemann) | Apollo Opera | 2015 |
| Zerlina | Don Giovanni | New York Lyric Opera | 2014 |
| La Fée | Cendrillon (Massenet) | New York Lyric Opera | 2014 |
| Despina | Così fan tutte | Astoria Music Festival | 2014 |
| Bastienne | Bastien und Bastienne | New York Lyric Opera | 2014 |
| Belinda | Dido and Aeneas | Astoria Music Festival | 2013 |
| Rita | Rita (Donizetti) | Arizona State University | 2013 |
| Barbarina+ | Le nozze di Figaro | Arizona Opera | 2013 |
| Emmie | Albert Herring | Arizona State University | 2012 |
| Lauretta | Gianni Schicchi | Bay Area Summer Opera | 2012 |
| Amore+ | Orfeo ed Euridice | Arizona Opera | 2012 |
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| ROLES IN PREPARATION | |||
| Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier) | Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare) | Norina (Don Pasquale) | |
| AWARDS | ||||||
| Finalist | Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Competition | San Francisco, CA | 2012 | |||
| 1st Place | NATS Student Audition | Valley of the Sun, AZ | 2012 | |||
| 3rd Place | La Jolla Symphony Chorus Young Artist Comp | La Jolla, CA | 2012 | |||
| Winner | Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego | San Diego, CA | 2011 | |||
| Audience Choice | Metropolitan Opera National Council – District | San Diego, CA | 2010 | |||
| 2nd Place | NATS Student Auditions | San Diego, CA | 2010 | |||
| TRAINING AND EDUCATION | ||||||
| Opera Singers Initiative | Artist | New York, NY | 2016 | |||
| Astoria Music Festival | Vocal Apprentice | Astoria, OR | 2013, 2014, 2015 | |||
| Arizona State University | M.M. Opera Performance | Tempe, AZ | 2013 | |||
| Bay Area Summer Opera | Training Program | San Francisco, CA | 2011, 2012 | |||
| TEACHERS | Carole FitzPatrick, William Lewis*, Carol Plantamura, Dianna Ruggiero, Enrique Toral | |||||
| MASTERCLASSES | Juliana Gondek, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lillian Groag, Ruth Ann Swenson, Patricia Wise, Richard Zeller | |||||
| DIRECTORS | Hector Correa, Dale Dreyfoos, Karen Esquivel, Rod Gomez, Catherine Turocy, Bernard Uzan | |||||
| COACHES | Lloyd Arriola, Chris Fecteau*, Paul Floyd, Robert Mills, Daniel Mobbs, Marie Plette, Russell Ryan | |||||
| CONDUCTORS | Warren Cohen, Alex Katsman, Matthias Kuntzsch, Richard Nechamkin, Joel Revzen, Gwendolyn Toth | |||||
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| CONCERT AND RECITAL | |||
| Nulla in mundo pax sincera | Vivaldi | Jubilee Orchestra | 2016 |
| Requiem | Rutter | Cornerstone Chorale | 2016 |
| Requiem | Fauré | St. John the Baptist RC Church | 2015 |
| In Terra Pax | Finzi | St. John the Baptist RC Church | 2015 |
| Johannes-Passion* | J.S. Bach | Astoria Music Festival | 2015 |
| Wedding Cantata, BWV 202 | J.S. Bach | Chabot Chamber Society | 2015 |
| Le dépit généreux | M.P. de Montéclair | Chabot Chamber Society | 2015 |
| Ariane et Bacchus | M.P. de Montéclair | Astoria Music Festival | 2014 |
| Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 | J.S. Bach | Solis Camerata | 2013 |
| Dona Nobis Pacem | Vaughan Williams | Scottsdale Musical Arts | 2012 |
| Messiah | Handel | La Jolla Symphony & Chorus | 2011 |
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