"Soprano Corey Lovelace had all the sultry fire you could wish for in her Charlotte debut as Musetta.  She also had sufficient arrogant majesty to captivate us and dominate a stage full of people in front of Café Momus delivering Musetta's Waltz."

 

                      -Perry Tannenbaum

Corey Raquel Lovelace hails from Chicago and is now proudly based in the Carolinas. The 2026 season marks several notable debuts for Mrs. Lovelace, including the role of Monica in Menotti’s The Medium, performing alongside internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves.

Mrs. Lovelace began 2025 as a Resident Artist with Opera Carolina, where she appeared as Frasquita in Carmen and Musetta in La Bohème, and was featured as the soprano soloist in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. She is the recipient of the Second Place Award in the Heafner-Williams Opera Competition. During the previous season, she made an unexpected debut as Nedda in I Pagliacci with Opera Carolina, stepping in for Italian soprano Barbara Frittoli. In 2024, she debuted as Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio with Mid-Ohio Civic Opera.

A committed advocate for contemporary music and women composers, Mrs. Lovelace has performed Shostakovich’s Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok with Chamber Music for All and has premiered new works by Ukrainian composer Sophia Pavlenko. She continues to collaborate closely with Pavlenko, performing her art song and operatic repertoire.

Additional operatic highlights include the title role in Floyd’s Susannah, Mimì and Musetta in La Bohème, Cendrillon in La Cendrillon, Nanita in How Nanita Learned to Make Flan, Kate in Lost Connection: The Tinder Opera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and Lady Billows in Albert Herring. She has covered the title role in Adriana Lecouvreur with Baltimore Concert Opera and made her debut with Opera North as Mimì. Mrs. Lovelace has also appeared as a guest artist with Andrea Bocelli during multiple performances.

Internationally, Mrs. Lovelace has performed in China with the iSING! Music Festival and made her European debut with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. She is a First Place Award recipient from the Opera Guild of Charlotte’s Opera Competition.

Mrs. Lovelace holds a Master of Music degree from DePaul University, where she studied with Jane Bunnell.  An experienced and dedicated educator, Mrs. Lovelace brings a student-centered approach to her teaching. Her instruction is grounded in classical vocal technique with a strong emphasis on musicianship, enabling students to sing healthily across a variety of styles. She is passionate about helping students discover their unique voices and believes deeply in music’s power to enrich, empower, and strengthen lives. She currently teaches at Central Piedmont Community College and Queens University of Charlotte, and maintains a private studio in Morganton, North Carolina, as well as virtually.