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Erie Mills
Erie Mills has performed to critical and popular acclaim throughout the world, dazzling audiences with her sparkling coloratura voice, captivating personality and vivid portrayal of roles. The major opera companies throughout the United States and Europe with whom she has appeared include the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Vienna Staatsoper, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, English National Opera, New York City Opera, Montreal Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Dallas Opera. She is also an active concert artist and recitalist and has appeared with the orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles, St. Louis, San Francisco, Houston, Minnesota, Milwaukee, and Montreal.
Ms. Mills was born in Granite City, Illinois. She began singing at an early age, and from 1967-1969 attended the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the College of Wooster, Ohio (1975). and a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois (1977). A former member of the Houston Opera Studio (1977-79), she has studied with Dale Moore, Karl Trump (Wooster), Grace Wilson (Illinois), Elena Nikolaidi. and Alan Bowers. She resides in northern California with her husband, Dr. Thomas Rescigno, and their two cairn terriers, Fermi and Joey. In addition to her career as a performing artist, she is a teacher and holds an academic position on the music faculty of San José State University.
