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The American contralto, Emily Geller Hardmann, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music (2004-2008); and her Master of Music degree in Opera from Binghamton University (2012-2014).
Emily Geller has been a Resident Artist at Opera North (2014), Opera on the James (March-April 2012), and Tri-Cities Opera (2012-2014). As an audience favorite, she returned to Opera North several times, performing Ma Moss in The Tender Land, Mrs. Jones in Street Scene, Hattie in Kiss Me, Kate, and Oreste in La belle Hélène. After covering Marthe in Faust at St. Petersburg Opera, she was invited back as a Principal Artist (Dece, appearing as Alma Hix and covering Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in The Music Man. As a two-year Resident Artist with Tri-Cities Opera, she performed Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Mercédès in Georges Bizet's Carmen, Lola in Cavalleria rusticana and Ines in Il trovatore.
Lauded for her "lower extension that has to be heard to be believed" (Seen & Heard Intl.), Emily Geller is a New York City-based performer praised for her "effortless comic delivery." A uniquely versatile artist, she has established herself as a performer to watch in opera, operetta, new music, musical theater, and oratorio.
This season (2019-2020), Emily Geller garnered rave reviews for creating the role of Sylvia in the world of Chunky in Heat with Experiments in Opera and Contemporaneous as a part of New York Opera Fest. Opera News acknowledged her for the "layers of complexity" she brought to her "seemingly shallow and emotionally stunted character.” She toured the East Coast as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly and Flora in La traviata with Teatro Lirico d'Europa, including collaborations with Opera New Hampshire and Palmetto Opera. She was also featured as the alto soloist in George Frideric Handel's Messiah with the MidAtlantic Symphony Orchestra in The Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Additional concert appearances this season include alto soloist in “Meeting of the Masters” with the Westchester Oratorio Society (Director: Benjamin Niemczyk) presenting works of J.S. Bach and W.A. Mozart, “Songs of a Traveler” solo recital at The Long Island Children’s Museum presented by Chamber Players International, and featured soloist in “Opera Night”, presented by Career Bridges New York.
Before COVID-19, Emily Geller’s busy 2020-2021 season included a return to Newport Music Festival for “A Summer Evening at Castle Hill” after performing in their winter concert, “A Musical Christmas.” Other canceled performances include Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music at Tri-Cities Opera, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly with New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, and Florence Pike in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring at Penn Square Music Festival. Recent notable concert soloist work includes W.A. Mozart’s Requiem, Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah, Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria, J.S. Bach's Weihnachts-Oratorium, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, B. Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, and G.F. Handel’s Messiah with companies across the USA. She currently lives in Briarcliff Manor, New
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