Mercersburg Area Community Chorus

Elisabeth Turchi

Soprano

Elisabeth Turchi, soprano, is equally at home on stage and in concert, Elisabeth Turchi’s versatility as an artist is evident in the diverse roles she has performed, comic to dramatic. Stage credits include Violetta (La Traviata), Musetta (La Bohème), Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Alice (Falstaff), and Lucy (The Telephone). She has sung with the Pittsburgh Opera, Caramoor International Music Festival, Opera Camerata of Washington DC, Annapolis Opera, Opera Delaware, Harrisburg Opera, New Opera Festival of Rome, and Gotham Chamber Opera. Career highlights include a European tour of Haydn’s Creation with two-time Grammy winner Robert Page and performing Dave Brubeck’s Canticles of Mary with the Grammy-winning composer and his famous quartet. Ms. Turchi is an alumna of Bel Canto at Caramoor, The International Institute of Vocal Arts, The Westchester Summer Vocal Institute, The International Lyric Academy of Rome, and The Ezio Pinza Council of American Singers of Opera. She holds degrees in vocal performance from Carnegie Mellon University and Shenandoah University.

Allison Deady

Mezzo Soprano

Allison Deady, mezzo soprano, is a captivating young operatic performer. Hailing from Philadelphia, Allison has an exciting season ahead of her. She will be seen as a Resident Artist at Dayton Opera and will be covering Berta at San Jose Opera. 

Known for her comedic roles, Allison has performed such favorites as Mrs. McClean (Susannah), Tisbe (la Cenerentola), Ruth (Pirates of Penzance), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Marcellina (le nozze di Figaro), and Lola (Cavalleria rusticana). 

A champion of new works, Ms. Deady has premiered numerous operas starting with Speed Dating, Tonight! by composer Michael Ching, and Sister Carrie written by Grammy-winner Robert Aldridge. Last season she worked with Wilmington Concert Opera on their world premier of Girondines, an exciting new work about women of the French revolution. Recently, Ms. Deady workshop & filmed Lily by Garth Baxter. She was also seen in the premiering cast of Omar, a new work by Michael Abels & Rhiannon Giddens.