Anita Bigger,
Soprano
 

Anita Bigger makes her company debut with Opera San José as The First Lady in The Magic Flute. Ms. Bigger has performed with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Knoxville Opera, and toured with Appalachian Opera. She has performed many roles including Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), the Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, The Governess (The Turn of the Screw) as well as Dorabella (Così fan tutte) and the title role in Carmen. She sang as soprano soloist with Orchestra and Chorus of St. Louis in Poulenc’s Gloria and was chosen to perform Berlioz Les Nuits D’ete with the St. Louis Conservatory Orchestra. Leonard Slatkin awarded her second place in the Saint Louis Orchestra Concerto Competition. 

Ms. Bigger earned her degrees in vocal performance from the University of Tennessee and The St. Louis Conservatory of Music and was also a Regional Semi-Finalist in the Mid South Region of The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.