Operatic Competition Finalist

Betany Coffland received a MM degree from The Juilliard School in 2005 and a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from the New England Conservatory of Musicin 2001.

Her roles include Zita in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, L'Enfant in Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilegès, and Miles in Britten's The Turn of The Screw.  She has also performed as Mercedes in Bizet's Carmen, Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Dorabella in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte.

In 2003 she received the Bori Grant for foreign music study in the Czech language and has received scholarships from The Juilliard School, the Aspen Music Festival, and the New England Conservatory of Music.