Cree Carrico, soprano
Soprano Cree Carrico is “a notably versatile performer” and “sensational actress” who is continuously praised by critics for her “crystal clarity at the center of every note” making it “hard to watch anyone else when she’s on stage.” As a lead interpreter of 20th and 21st century works, Carrico collaborates closely with a number of composers and librettists and performs in many premières of contemporary pieces, including but not limited to the world premieres of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Proving Up with Opera Omaha and The Miller Theater in New York, as Rosemary Kennedy in David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s JFK at Fort Worth Opera, with subsequent performances with Montreal Opera, and as a soloist in Blake Allen’s Insomnia at Carnegie Hall.
A member of Actor’s Equity, Cree earned her union card as an ensemble member in the New York Philharmonic’s performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, sharing the stage with Nathan Gunn, Kelli O’Hara, and Stephanie Blythe. She was also seen in Carnegie Hall’s one-night-only performance of Guys & Dolls. Since then, Carrico has taken the stage as both Miss Adelaide and Miss Sarah in the iconic musical.
Other theatrical roles include Eliza Doolittle (cover) in My Fair Lady: in Concert with the Utah Symphony, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors with the Virginia Stage Company, The Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd with Virginia Arts Festival, Cunegonde in Candide in companies across the US, traveling the world in concert with Broadway legend, Rob Fisher, and performing as a soloist in a concert celebrating The Muny’s 100th season with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
She recitals regularly with collaborators such as Rob Fisher, Todd Ellison, Andrew Gerle, and Aaron McAllister. In her latest venture, a solo cabaret show, she performs an unforgettable evening of song and story celebrating love, lust, loss, and everything in between.
Cree received her BM from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and her MM from the Manhattan School of Music. And when she’s not onstage, she can be found making fitness fun for everyone at her online business, ButtaBeeFitness!