Soprano, Courtney Caston, is a passionate performer and storyteller from Atlanta, GA who is making a name for herself in the opera world. 

With her first introduction to opera being in elementary school, Courtney has been singing in opera productions since the 6th grade. 

Most recently, Courtney has joined Central City Opera as a Touring and Teaching Artist, performing around the state of Colorado. Caston has performed with opera companies Central City Opera, Opera Colorado, Loveland Opera Theatre, and has performed internationally in Germany with the professional company, Opera Classica Europa. 

Courtney’s full roles include High Priestess Aida, Erste Dame Die Zauberflöte, Agathe Der Freischütz, Dido Dido and Aeneas, Countess Almaviva The Marriage of Figaro, Giunone La Calisto (Cavalli), and La Ciesca Gianni Schicchi. Partial roles include Clara Brown Gabriel’s Daughter (Mollicone), Aida Aida, Mimì La Bohème, Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, and Alice Ford Falstaff. 

Courtney has also participated in reputable competitions such as the Mary E. Singletary Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists, where she won 4th place in 2021 and 2023, and the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition where she placed in the top 10 in 2021, 2022, and 2023. 

In concert, Courtney was a featured soloist with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra where she sang “Beim Schlafengehen” from Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs this past May. She has also sung Act II of Aida in concert as the title role with the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. 

Caston holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Simpson College (2017) where she studied with Matthew Lau and a Master of Music Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Northern Colorado (2019) where she studied with Dr. Diane Bolden-Taylor and Dr. Derek Chester.

 

Courtney is based in Denver, CO and is currently studying with Wagnerian soprano, Heidi Melton.