“Sophie Amelkin lived a thousand lives, with the same raspy belting and a side of brightness in her top notes…Here’s to third places between classical and pop, where the Beautiful Creatures dance like there’s no sequel.”
- Chloe Yang, 360 of Opera
Sophie Amelkin is a New York City based theater crossover artist. In the past several years Sophie has worked Off-Broadway, and toured with a GRAMMY-winning rock band, playing nightly to thousands of fans at major arenas, festivals, and televised shows around the world. On the classical stage, Sophie made her Carnegie Hall solo debut as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Coronation Mass. She also joined GRAMMY-nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble for a number of concert cycles and recently recorded with them as a soloist on their highly anticipated album La Vie en Rose. In addition to her work with Skylark, Sophie has made appearances as a soloist and chamber artist with a number of elite ensembles in New York and across the country including The Choir of Trinity Wallstreet, Musica Sacra, Voices of Ascension, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, The Clarion Choir,Skål Chamber Ensemble, and The Choir of the Washington National Cathedral. In 2021, Sophie was proud to be selected as a semi-finalist in the American Traditions Vocal Competition. Other recent stage and solo appearances include the title role in the new musical My Princess Diana at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a recital with acclaimed collaborative pianist Javier Arrebola featuring Ladino, Nordic, and Czech art song, performances of Libby Larsen’s monodrama The Magdalene as a Professional Fellow at SongFest in Los Angeles, soprano soloist in the world premiere of Paul John Rudoi’s Sermon on the Mount, Despina (Così fan tutte), St. Teresa of Avila (Four Saints in Three Acts), Biance (La Rondine), and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro).