Bio
Mezzo-soprano Madison Barrett has been described as “charming” (operetta-researchcenter.org) and “lovely-voiced” (Cleveland Classical). She is an active performer in both the operatic and musical theatre fields and has performed with companies including Ohio Light Opera, Four Season’s theatre, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and Middleton Player’s Theatre. Recent role credits include Margaret (The Light in the Piazza), Lady Jacqueline (Me and My Girl), Ilene Cavanaugh (The Arcadians), Endimione (La Calisto), Smitty (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), Flora (No no Nanette), Flora (La Traviata), Nancy (Albert Herring), The Beggar Woman (Sweeney Todd), and Hansel (Hansel and Gretel) among others..
Madison is passionate about working with contemporary composers, and recently premiered the mezzo-soprano version of Juliana Hall’s song cycle Winter Windows during her solo recital at Collins Recital Hall. Ms. Barrett also performed as Clara in excerpts from Bill Banfield’s new opera Edmonia with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and premiered the role of Devorah in Paul Richards’ opera The Golem of Prague with UF Opera Theatre.
Madison is a recipient of the prestigious Collins Fellowship and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Italian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2023, Madison was named a finalist in the Patricia Crump Vocal Competition. She has also received a second place award from the Grady-Rayam Sacred Music Competition as well as first place awards from the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) for the Florida division, and a second place award for the Wisconsin division. Madison currently holds a Masters of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Arts in Voice Performance with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Florida. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree with a minor in Germna and linguistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.