Hailing from Roswell, GA, Myka Murphy is a contralto who has been described as  “a (vocal) powerhouse…with an abundant quality of strength” (Opera Wire). 

Murphy continues to build a dynamic career across both concert and operatic stages. Recent and upcoming engagements include appearances as an alto soloist in Messiah with Meistersingers of Mississippi and Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria rusticana with Atlanta Concert Opera as well as performances in new works by fellow Juilliard School alumni. She has also taken on roles such as Venus in Tannhäuser Atlanta Concert Opera and appeared as an alto soloist in Das Lied von der Erde with Festival South. She was the alto soloist for the Mississippi premiere of Dan Locklair’s Requiem and returned to Opera Mississippi as Madame Flora in Menotti’s The Medium and Zita in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and sang the alto solos for the Messiah with Natchez Music Festival.

Concert highlights include her Jackson Symphony (Michigan) debut as the mezzo soloist for Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, acting as cover for the alto soloist in Juilliard’s Songfest at Carnegie Hall, and her Alice Tully Hall debut of a selection of songs from Libby Larsen’s Love After 1950

Operatic highlights include: Baba the Turk in The Rake's Progress at Boston University and the Sorceress in the Juilliard production of Dido and Aeneas with Juilliard 415, a role she  reprised in a Juilliard touring production with performances at London’s Holland Park and Versaille’s Opéra Royal.  Other operatic engagements include: Thelma Yablonski in Later the Same Evening with Boston University Fringe Festival, La Principessa in Suor Angelica and Zita in Gianni Schicchi at Red River Lyric Opera, Giovanna in Rigoletto with Mississippi Opera, the Countess in Queen of Spades with the Russian Opera Workshop and her Lincoln Center premiere as Maman and La Libellule in L'enfant et les sortilèges with Juilliard Orchestra.

Ms. Murphy has delved into the world of new music, including recorded work with Maria Mykolenko for her  “Sounds and Voices” and "Sorrow–a Sound Mosaic," both of which have been showcased at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. She continues to develop original projects with emerging composers and fellow Juilliard alumni, Trey Makler and Ivan Enrique Rodriguez. 

She has participated in masterclasses and workshops with leading figures including Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gianandrea Noseda, and Stephanie Blythe, further refining her artistry at the highest level.

Ms. Murphy has a Master of Music in Voice from Juilliard and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern Mississippi, and recently completed an Artist Certificate in the Opera Institute at Boston University, under the tutelage of Professor Penelope Bitzas. She is currently managed by Martha Wade of Wade Artist Management.

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