Bio
Bridget Ravenscraft, soprano, is thrilled to join the Artists in Residence at Opera Colorado for the 2025-26 Season. Recently, she was an apprentice artist with Des Moines Metro Opera, where she sang in Sweeney Todd and Pique Dame (chorus). She spent two summers as a conservatory artist at the Bay View Music Festival, singing in Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), La Cenerentola (Clorinda), and Carmen (Micaëla). In May 2025, Bridget graduated with her Artist Diploma from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. During her two years at UIUC with Lyric Theatre @ Illinois, she performed in Oklahoma! (Aunt Eller), Monteverdi’s Orfeo (La Musica), and was awarded second prize in the Krannert Debut Artist Competition. During her residency at Opera Colorado, Bridget will sing in the touring productions of Romeo and Juliet (Juliet) and The Pirates of Penzance (Mabel). On the Ellie Caulkins mainstage, she will perform in La traviata (Annina, Violetta study cover).