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The American mezzo-soprano, Caitlyn Babcock. obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance with a minor in Dance from Pacific Lutheran University, where she studied with Dr. Soon Cho (2025). She is currently (since 2026; expected graduation: 2027) studying for her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Literature at Eastman School of Music. She is a student of Joshua Conyers. Utah Vocal Arts Academy in July 2023.
Caitlyn Babcock has quickly been making a name for herself as an upcoming young artist in the upstate New York community. She was most recently seen as Second Bridesmaid in Finger Lakes Opera's production of W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, where she also was the cover for Cherubino and Marcellina. Since moving to the East Coast, she has already been seen in multiple Eastman productions and concerts, such as Geneviève in Impressions de Pelléas and as the dance captain and Orlofsky cover for Die Fledermaus. In concert work, she has appeared in the Eastman Bach Cantata series as an alto soloist, and was also the alto soloist in Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Eastman-Rochester Chorus under William Weinert. In Washington State, she was an active performer in her university, appearing in roles such as Mrs. Cripps in HMS Pinafore and Cornelia in Giulio Cesare (Pacific Lutheran University). She also was a regular chorus ringer at Vashon Opera, and even appeared in Northwest Sinfonietta's staged concert version of Die Fledermaus as Orlofsky.
In addition to performance work, Caitlyn Babcock also has a deep interest in music leadership and production. In her undergraduate institution, she was the founder and president of Pacific Lutheran University's Opera club that organized finanically accessible, high quality seats to Seattle Opera for student groups. Her performances and leadership in her department earned her the Presser Undergraduate Award as well as the PLU Dean's Award for Excellence in Performance. In addition to this, she has also assistant directed Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti with Northwest Sinfonietta and Vashon Opera's production of Falstaff.
When she is not singing, Caitlyn Babcock is sewing, baking, and scouring through every local flea market she can find. |
