OnStage review of I Hear America Singing Pittsburgh.
Watch me, Louise, Matt and Kip discuss Aria412 on KDKA's Talk Pittsburgh.
I appeared with Aria412 Board Chair, Dr. Mildred Myers on WQED’s Voice of the Arts to discuss their upcoming production of I Hear America Singing.
Aria412 was featured in the City Paper article Smaller performances are a ‘gateway’ to Pittsburgh’s opera offerings on November 8, 2023.
Aria412 was featured on September 30 on KDKA’s Pittsburgh Today Live.
Congratulations to my student, Victory Brinker, for being in the finals of America’s Got Talent. I was so excited to be able to join her in Los Angeles to see her perform in the finals.
Enjoyed having our first in-person concert on September 20, 2021! Kelly Lynch, Franklin Mosley and I performed selections from our Sentimental Journey Concert for Symphony East.
Desirée and Kelly were interviewed about Aria412 by WQED’s Jim Cunningham for his Voice of the Arts podcast. Follow this link to the entire interview.
Aria412 went online beginning in April 2020. Watch our concerts on our YouTube page.
In February 2020 (right before everything shut down) I sang Rosella in the North American premiere of Mother of Fishes. I was happy to have the opportunity to work with so many wonderful musicians! Link to watch the full performance of Mother of Fishes
On March 1, 2019, I will be participating with Aria412 in their first ever educational residency! It has been rewarding building this program with Kelly Lynch and we are looking forward to presenting it to the children at Allegheny-Clarion schools along with Kevin Adamik and Franklin Mosley!
January 11, 2019 Aria412 kickoff and first ever fundraising event! Wheel of Opera. Contact me if you'd like to have a chance to spin the Wheel of Opera on January 11th and I will give you the details!
October 6, 2018 - Looking forward to singing in the tenth anniversary of Hops & Opera at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga! A special treat will be having my daughter, Zoe, join us!
Eve Apart premiered in Pittsburgh on May 22 (8pm), 23 (8pm) & 24 (2pm), 2015 at the Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at Kaufmann Center.
I'm excited to be a part of two Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Summerfest productions this summer: Flora Dart in A New Kind of Fallout and Joe Boyd in their role-reversed version of Damn Yankees. Review for A New Kind of Fallout
I'm looking forward to performing in educational workshops of A New Kind of Fallout on February 26 & 27, 2015 at the Hill House and at Phipps Conservatory on February 28, 2015.
On September 4,5,6, and 7 2014, I will be premiering Eve Apart by composer Tim Hinck at the New Dischord Festival in Chattanooga, TN.
WUTC radio's interview with Tim Hinck & Desiree Soteres - Eve Apart
I'm pleased to be performing with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Summerfest in the workshop of A New Kind of Fallout by composer Gilda Lyons on July 22nd, 2014 at the Twentieth Century Club.