Practice Coach - Audra Casebier

Audra is an immensely creative and dedicated coach focused on developing healthy and sustainable practice habits. She believes that one key to building self-confidence and self-trust as a performer is through preparation. By approaching practice with clear goals and manageable expectations, Audra’s goal is to assist performers in establishing customized and reliable practice tools in order make any practice session as efficient as possible.  Soprano Audra Casebier has recently been seen performing as a soloist with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra as a part of their new music concert series. She has also been a soloist with Wilmington Concert Opera and Concert Operetta Theater of Philadelphia. As a co-manager, in addition to performing regularly, she strives to continue bringing opera and musical theatre to wider audiences outside of the traditional venues. In September of 2020 she was part of launching a completely virtual concert series to continue providing safe performance opportunities for Opera on Tap Philadelphia performers.  Audra’s previous roles include Daphne Woods in Bounce: The Basketball Opera with Ardea Arts (premier), she delivered “a powerhouse performance as the deeply troubled Anna Maurrant” (Times Argus) in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene with Opera North, Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), the title role of Iolanta, Frasquita (Carmen), Clorinda (La Cenerentola) with Opera on the James, and Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito) with New York Opera Forum. She participated in the CoOPERAtive Program as a Fellow in 2013 and a Young Artist in 2011. She is the 2013 winner of the graduate-level Westminster Voice Awards, as well as a semi-finalist in the 2013 Classical Singer National Competition. Audra earned her Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College.