Amy Bouchard, mezzo-soprano, sings the role of Valencienne in The Merry Widow, following her West Bay Opera debut as the Madrigal Singer in Manon Lescaut.

A finalist in the Schubert Club Competition and the Roy A. Schussler Vocal Competition, Ms. Bouchard has performed roles including The Woman (Poulenc, La Voix humaine), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), and Vera Boronel (The Consul). Since moving to the Bay Area, Ms. Bouchard has appeared with Livermore Valley Opera, Pocket Opera, Stockton Opera, Townsend Opera Players, and the Opera Academy of California, recently founded by Yefim Meizel. She was most recently seen with Livermore Valley Opera as Pitti-Sing (The Mikado) and the Townsend Opera Players as Dorabella (Così fan tutte).

Ms. Bouchard, a native Californian who recently returned to her home state,  holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree from Vanderbilt University.