Allison Gish | allisongish.com | 225.205.4651
Praised for her “commanding stage presence, strikingly rich voice and an innate sense of comedic timing” (Operawire) and her “superb technique” (The Berkeley Daily Planet) Allison Gish is a contralto based in New York. Allison enjoys a varied career, receiving accolades for her interpretation of repertoire spanning from the early Baroque to world premieres and everything in between. This season, she makes her solo debuts in Beethoven’s Mass in C (Greenwich Choral Society), Durufle’s Requiem (Hudson Chorale), and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (Greater Newburgh Symphony), and returns to her beloved Handel’s Messiah (Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra) and Mozart’s Requiem (Grace Church Nyack). She is also sought-after professional choral artist, performing with New York City’s top ensembles, including Voices of Ascension, Bard Festival Chorale, New York Philharmonic Chorus, American Classical Orchestra Chorus, and Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. Last season, she made debuts with Opera Grand Rapids in Ricky Ian Gordon's Tibetan Book of the Dead, Opera on the James as Principessa in Suor Angelica, and with Cambridge Chamber Ensemble as Micah in Handel's Samson. Other recent roles include Madame de Croissy in Dialogues of the Carmelites (Bronx Opera), Marjorie in the world premiere of Fizz & Ginger (Curiosity Cabinet), Fricka in Die Walkure (Trilogy Opera), Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos (BARN Opera), Grimgerde in Die Walküre with TUNDI Productions, Mrs. Noye in Britten’s Noye’s Fludde (Church of the Transfiguration NYC), Leonora Goosling in Felix Jarrar’s Mother Goose, Apollo in Handel's Terpsicore (American Bach Soloists Academy), Lucia in La gazza ladra (Teatro Nuovo), The Mother in The Consul (Bronx Opera), Lisotta in Salieri's La cifra (dell’Arte Opera Ensemble), Giunone in Cavalli's La Calisto (dell'Arte Opera Ensemble) and Lucretia in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia (New Camerata Opera), a performance deemed a “knockout” (Reaction, Operawire). Visit allisongish.com to learn more about Allison’s upcoming performances.
