Ryan Opera Center From Home: Lauren Decker

Contralto Lauren Decker, a fourth-year member of the Ryan Opera Center, was a national semifinalist in the 2018 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, having previously been a two-time recipient of an Encouragement Award at their Upper Midwest Region. The Wisconsin native has participated in Dolora Zajick's Institute for Young Dramatic Voices, the American Wagner Project (Washington, D.C.) and the Georg Solti Accademia di Bel Canto (Italy). At Lyric, she has appeared in The Magic Flute, Rigoletto, Die Walküre, and I puritani. In 2018/19 she sang Inez in Il trovatore, the First Maid in Elektra, and Annina in La traviata and in 2019/20, she was seen as Jade Boucher in Dead Man Walking.

Watch her VLOG below to see what she's been up to while staying home during the COVID-19 crisis.

Header photo: Jaclyn Simpson