About
Alongside her teaching career, Tascha Anderson performs internationally as a classical singer. She has been praised by Opera News as “a warm, elegant mezzo,” and has also been esteemed as “emotionally rich,” and “a brassy mezzo with flair,” in her performance career. As a new opera and contemporary music advocate, a highlight of her career was creating and premiering the role of “Pamela Yusupov” in Evan Mack’s Roscoe with the Albany Symphony, alongside renowned soprano Deborah Voigt. The Albany Times Union admired her premiere as “a vocal standout.” She also toured the lead role in Mack’s Angel of the Amazon in Washington, D.C., Vancouver, WA, and Nashville shortly following. Ms. Anderson was also honored to perform with the GRAMMY® Award-winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project in the Boston premiere of Haroun and the Sea of Stories.
A few of Ms. Anderson’s other notable opera credits and favorite roles include the title role in The Tragedy of Carmen with Tri-Cities Opera and Charlottesville Opera, “Older Alyce” in Glory Denied with Tri-Cities Opera, and “Jacqueline” in Le médecin malgré lui with Odyssey Opera. The Boston Globe applauded her debut with Odyssey as "quite memorable," and OPERA magazine said she brought about an "alert, present, well-honed, and agile mezzo."
Recently, Ms. Anderson has appeared with the Helena Symphony as Mercedes in Carmen and the Sandman/Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel. This spring, she will return to her hometown Helena Symphony as Rosina in The Barber of Seville.
Ms. Anderson earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University and her Master of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory. While pursuing her degrees, she was awarded several leadership awards and received voice performance scholarships at both schools. Ms. Anderson has enjoyed teaching voice lessons at Carroll as an adjunct professor since 2021. Additionally, she Music Directed Seussical the Musical for the Theater Department in the spring of 2024, and prepared the Chamber Choir to perform with Helena Symphony that same spring.