Emily Geller

NYC-based contralto Emily Geller has been praised for her “lower extension that has to be heard to be believed” (Seen and Heard International) and for being “hilariously over the top” (Opera Magazine). I

 

In 2026, she made her Opera Modesto debut, reprising Ježibaba in Rusalka, and returns to Salt Marsh Opera this fall in the same role. This spring, she joined Beth Morrison Projects for the first time in Monna Innominata (Steinke) at National Sawdust as part of NEXTGEN. She made another company debut this summer with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, performing Counsel for the Plaintiff in Trial by Jury and returning to the role of Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance, her seventeenth Gilbert and Sullivan production to date. Her portrayal of Ruth was praised as "comic gold" and for its "clear and beautiful" vocals. This fall, she stars as Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief with Amelia Island Opera, marking her fourth company debut of the 2026 season. Upcoming 2027 engagements include a return to Pacific Opera Project as Suzy in La rondine and a Gulfshore Opera as Zita in Gianni Schicchi.

 

Her 2024-2025 season performances included the Marquise of Berkenfield in La fille du régiment with Opera Santa Barbara and Opera Company of Middlebury, Second Lady in a projection-based production of The Magic Flute with Tri-Cities Opera, Ježibaba in Rusalka with Gulfshore Opera, the Page of Herodias in Salome with Union Avenue Opera, Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance with Salt Marsh Opera, and a return to Pacific Opera Project as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Buttercup in H.M.S. Pinafore in a co-production with Opera Las Vegas. Additional recent engagements include Mrs. Quickly in Falstaff and Zita in Gianni Schicchi with Salt Marsh Opera, Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance with Pacific Opera Project, Benoît/Alcindoro in La bohème with Newport Classical, and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly with Teatro Lirico d’Europa (U.S. Tour).