Michele Detwiler,
Mezzo-soprano

*Moore Fellow

Michele Detwiler returns as a member of the resident company to perform the roles of Elizabeth Proctor (The Crucible), Ulrica Arvidsson (A Masked Ball) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni) during the 2005 - 2006 season.  Ms. Detwiler's previous roles with OSJ include Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), the title role in Carmen, Mary (Der fliegende Holländer), Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana) and Prince Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus).  During the 2002 - 2003 season, Ms. Detwiler appeared as Angelina (La Cenerentola), Siebel (Faust), Azucena (Il trovatore), and Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte). Other roles with the company include Dorabella (Così fan tutte) and Suzuki (Madama Butterfly). 

For the Apollo and Sacramento Opera companies, Ms. Detwiler was seen as the Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte) and Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly). She has also appeared with San Francisco Lyric Opera in the roles of Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Fricka (Das Rheingold ) and for West Bay Opera as the Voice of Mother (Les Contes d'Hoffmann). 

Concert appearances have featured Ms. Detwiler in the Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio, Handel's Messiah, and Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. During the summer of 2005, Ms. Detwiler was a featured soloist with Monterey Opera. In 2000, Ms. Detwiler was a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Competition.

*Ms. Detwiler's artist residency is made possible in part by a Fellowship Grant in Memory of Ruth Ann Moore.