Stephanie Brink
Instructor
Director, Opera Scenes; Voice
Music
Stephanie Brink, contralto, has performed extensively in the American Southwest and beyond, bringing a “big stage,” “sparkling personality” (Springs on Stage) to her craft. She looks forward to performances of Opera Vermont's world premiere of William Grant Still's Costaso in November, and Brahms' Alto Rhapsody with Chamber Orchestra of the Springs in March.
Most recently, Miss Brink has portrayed Schwertliete in Opera San Luis Obispo's New Year's Eve Gala, the Commanding Officer’s Wife in The Knock (Opera 2030), Madame Garcia in the Kansas premiere of Michael Ching’s Notes on Viardot (Music on Site), Sally in A Hand of Bridge (Chamber Orchestra of the Springs), Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro and Zosia in the California premiere of Jake Heggie’s Two Remain (Lyric Opera of Orange County), Mrs. Ott in Susannah (Opera Fort Collins), La Zia Principessa and Zelatrice in Suor Angelica and Zita in Gianni Schicchi (Opera West!), and Nancy Smith in the Colorado premiere of Scott Davenport Richards’ Blind Injustice (Opera Theatre of the Rockies). A mainstay at OTR, she has also performed La Zia Principessa, Katisha and Peep-Bo in The Mikado, the Announcer in Gallantry, Antonia’s mother in Les Contes D’Hoffman, the Second Nursemaid in Street Scene, Mrs. Anderssen in A Little Night Music, and covered Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti.
Her concert work includes the alto solos in Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Schubert’s Mass in A Flat, Mendelssohn’s Ein Sommernachtstrum and Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noel, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, and Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb. She has appeared in concert and recital with The Shivers Fund, Tucson Desert Song Festival, Pikes Peak Opera League, Opera on Tap Colorado, and 91自拍’s Live at Packard Hall.
She has won awards in competitions by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild, Pikes Peak Opera League, The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and Opera Theatre of the Rockies.
The Colorado native is a proud alumna of 91自拍, having graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2007. After earning a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Arizona in 2013, Miss Brink returned to the Front Range to continue her vocal study under the tutelage of renowned soprano Martile Rowland. Eager to share all she has learned, Miss Brink currently teaches voice as part of the Performance Faculty and is the Director of Opera Scenes at 91自拍, where she has curated, directed, and co-directed over twenty scenes across eight programs. She continues to expand her directing opportunities, having assistant directed The Music Man for Opera Theatre of the Rockies in 2022. She returned in 2024 to direct scenes for their Vocal Arts Festival, and Barab’s Little Red Riding Hood for their Opera Goes to School outreach program.
Residing in her beloved Pikes Peak region, she sustains her passion for singing with an active performance and teaching schedule.
