Tessa McQueen

Acclaimed for her radiant lyric soprano and compelling stage presence, Tessa McQueen is a second-year member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera. She made her debut last season in Rigoletto (Countess Ceprano) and appears this season in The Magic Flute (First Lady) and La traviata (Annina).

In the summer of 2026, McQueen returns to Wolf Trap Opera as a Filene Artist to sing the title role in Puccini’s Tosca. She previously joined the company as a Studio Artist, where she covered Faust (Marguerite), sang in the choruses of Semele and Faust, and performed scenes from Idomeneo (Elettra), Falstaff (Alice Ford), and Der Rosenkavalier (Marschallin).

Highlights of upcoming seasons include her European debut at the Salzburg Easter Festival in Wagner’s Die Walküre (Helmwige), presented as part of the festival’s new Ring cycle with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko and directed by Kirill Serebrennikov.

A prize-winning artist, she was named a National Finalist in The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition in 2024, following wins in the Colorado–Wyoming District and Rocky Mountain Region. She is also a prizewinner of the Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition and the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition.

McQueen holds a Master of Music from Rice University and a Bachelor of Music, with honors, from Oklahoma City University, where her roles included The Bartered Bride (Marie), Susannah (title role), and Massenet’s Cendrillon (title role). She is currently based in New York City.

For more see: www.tessa-mcqueen.com