About Emily
Emily Benoit-Smith is a soon-to-be masters graduate in Opera Performance from Arizona State University, where she also received her bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance in May 2020. She was born and raised in Arizona and currently resides in Tempe with her husband and cat. When she's not on stage, she is busy teaching voice lessons, drawing, painting, and running a small business focused on sustainable fashion.
Opera Roles
Deino (Cover) We’ve Got Our Eye On You Arizona State University 2022
Hänsel Hänsel und Gretel Arizona State University 2021
Dater #33 Speed Dating Tonight! Arizona State University 2020
Graduate Street Scene Arizona State University 2020
Suor Osmina Suor Angelica Arizona State University 2019
Roman The Heart of Oksana Arizona State University 2019
Chorus Xerxes Arizona State University 2019
Chorus The Fairy Queen Arizona State University 2018
Opera Scenes
Idamante Idomeneo, “Andro ramingo e solo” Arizona State University 2021
Mrs. McLean Susannah Arizona State University 2021
Orfeo Orfeo ed Euridice, “Tendre amour” Arizona State University 2019
Older Woman Flight, Act 1 Finale Arizona State University 2019
Cornelia Giulio Cesare, “Son nata a lagrimar” Internat’l Music Festival...Adriatic 2018
Other Performances
Soloist War Machine, Kyle Perez Arizona State University 2021
BM Senior Recital Arizona State University 2020
BM Junior Recital Arizona State University 2019
Soloist Rilke First Elegy, Vasily Ratmansky Internat’l Music Festival...Adriatic 2018
Lily Craven The Secret Garden Theater Works 2016
Conductors Instructors Directors Coaches
Julie Desbordes Stephanie Weiss Brian DeMaris Robert Mills
Brian DeMaris Amanda DeMaris Dale Dreyfoos Nicholas Shaneyfelt
Erica Glenn Andrew Whitfield Patrick Hansen
Sunny Xia Mary Jane McCloskey Erica Glenn
Education
Masters of Music, Arizona State University, May 2022
Bachelors of Music, Arizona State University, May 2020
Special Skills
Sewing and clothing construction, dialects (British, American Southern, French, Italian), data entry, social media management, visual art (pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolor, oil and acrylic, portraiture), photo editing
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