A LLISON
  POHL

    soprano

Soprano Allison Pohl's vivacious stage presence and spirited singing have inspired enthusiastic responses across three continents.  Her work has received positive reviews for her “sparkling voice” (outerstage.com) and “exuberant” performances (Opera News).  Of her performance in L'elisir d'amore at Virginia Opera, The Washington Post wrote: “Allison Pohl stood out with a ripe, flavorful soprano and ample character.”


Her 2023-2024 season includes Violetta in La Traviata at Opera Bend, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire at Tacoma Opera, Tatyana in highlights from Eugene Onegin with SkyOpera, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at Vashon Opera, a solo recital in Freeport, New York, Handel’s Messiah with Symphony Tacoma, and several concerts curated by Maestro Keith Lockhart of the Boston Pops.


Allison has appeared with opera companies and orchestras throughout the United States, including Boston Lyric Opera, New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Saratoga, Tacoma Opera, Vashon Opera, Opera in the Heights, Opera Providence, Opera on the James, Seattle Symphony, Canton Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, Bremerton Symphony, Seattle Philharmonic, Garden State Philharmonic, Harmonia Seattle, and SkyOpera, and has been a soloist for orchestral tours in both Italy and China.  As a member of Soprello, Allison has performed chamber music across North America with cellist Alistair MacRae.


Recently performed roles include both Countess and Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites, Nannetta in Falstaff, Norina in Don Pasquale, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Musetta in La Bohème, and Yum-Yum in The Mikado


In 2023, Allison was appointed Artistic Director of Vashon Opera,  building on a history of leading roles at the company. She is a Seattle Opera Career Grant recipient, winner of the Seattle Philharmonic Concerto Competition, is on faculty at Brevard Music Center, and holds degrees from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music and Boston University.

2023-2024 Season

Tatyana in Eugene Onegin Highlights Concert - SkyOpera (Seattle) - May 2024

Violetta in La Traviata - Opera Bend (Oregon) - April 2024

Solo Recital - Freeport Memorial Library Concert Series (NY) - March 22nd, 2024

Social Worker / Reporter 1 in X: The Life & Times of Malcolm X - Seattle Opera - February 24 & 25; March 1, 3, 6, & 9, 2024

Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire - Tacoma Opera - February 9th, 10th, & 11th, 2024

Soprano soloist, Handel’s Messiah - Symphony Tacoma - December 15th, 2023

Recitals - Ukranian & Polish music:
Northwest Focus Live on KING FM - November 10th, 2023
Polish Home Association - November 16th, 2023
Lakewold Gardens - November 17th, 2023
Stage7Pianos - December 2nd, 2023

Solo and Chamber Music Recital - Smithsonian Journeys: Symphony on the St. Lawrence - October 2023

Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro - Vashon Opera - September 15th & 17th, 2023

Chamber Music - Listen Live at Lunch Concert Series - August 23rd, 2023

Chamber Music: Soprello - Brevard Music Center Chamber Series - August 2nd, 2023

2022-2023 Season

Solo Recital - Mother’s Day concert, Lakewold Gardens - May 14th, 2023 

Soprano soloist - Mozart’s Missa Brevis in B-flat - Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra - March 18th & 19th, 2023

Chamber Music: Soprello - Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Series - February 14th, 2023

Soprano soloist - Bach’s Magnificat, Harmonia Seattle - February 4th, 2023

Soprano soloist - Dvorak’s Te Deum, Bremerton WestSound Symphony - December 18th, 2022

Soprano soloist - Mozart Requiem, Harmonia Seattle - November 12th, 2022

Musetta in La Bohème highlights concert, SkyOpera - September 27th, 2022

Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos, Vashon Opera - September 2nd & 4th, 2022

Chamber Music: Soprello - concert with flute and piano - Listen Live at Lunch Concert Series - August 24th, 2022

Soprano Soloist - Mozart Requiem - Symphony Tacoma - June 4th, 2022

Soloist - 6 songs by Richard Strauss, Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra at Benaroya Hall - April 9th, 2022

Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, SkyOpera - January 23rd, 2022

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