Chelsea Janzen Williams – Past Concerts

Chelsea Janzen Williams is a northwest-based vocalist and actor, praised for her effervescent and versatile stage presence and lovely soprano voice, having performed professionally with theatres, opera companies, and vocal groups in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona. Chelsea's operatic roles include Pamina in Die Zauberflote (Aquilon Music Festival), Gianetta in L'elisir d'amore (Opera Bend), and Adele in Die Fledermaus (Cascadia Concert Opera). In 2012 she won the NW NATS classical voice competition and sang at the national finals in Chicago. She is a graduate of Linfield University (B.A. Vocal Performance) where she received a scholarship to study with Dr. Gwen Leonard, won the Linfield Concerto Competition, and premiered Libby Larsen's Moabit Sonnets. At Arizona State University (M.M. Vocal Performance) she studied with Dr. Anne Kopta and was the soprano soloist in Mozart's Requiem and Gounod's St. Cecilia Mass. In Arizona, Chelsea's musical theatre performances were with the Scottsdale Musical Theatre Company, Hale Center Theater, and as a guest vocalist with Kristin Chenoweth and the Phoenix Symphony.

Regionally, Chelsea has worked with theatre companies including Theatre 33, Lakewood Theater, The Elsinore Theatre, Enlightened Theatrics, Oregon Contemporary Theatre. She lives in Dundee with her husband Chase, a professional chef, and black lab Lilou Noir.