Anastasia Inniss
About
Anastasia Inniss is a multifaceted artist whose career bridges performance and executive leadership in the classical music. With over two decades of experience, she is internationally recognized as both a commanding performer and a visionary arts leader, celebrated for her work in education, production, and cultural advocacy across Europe and the U.S. As a performer, Ms. Inniss has appeared in leading roles across major festivals and opera companies, including Judith in Bartok's A kĂ©kszakĂĄllĂș herceg vĂĄra (Grimeborn Opera Festival London); Woglinde in Wagner's Das Rheingold (Berliner Wagner Gruppe); Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin (Berliner Wagner Gruppe); Ariadne in Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata (Central Florida Lyric Opera; New London Opera Players, Fine Arts Chorale & Orchestra) Governess in Britten's Turn of the Screw (Opera Seria), Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni (Opera Seria, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Nedda in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (Central Florida Lyric Opera), MicaĂ«la and Frasquita in Bizet's Carmen, under the directorship of late legendary soprano Licia Albanese (Central Florida Lyric Opera); Contessa in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (Central Florida Lyric Opera), Serpina in Pergolesi's La serva padrona (Berliner Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal, concertante). She is a passionate advocate for contemporary music, premiering works by composers such as Vartan Aghababian, Michael Djupstrom, Victoria Ellis, and Eric Sawyerâmany written specifically for her. In addition to numerous song cycles and solo concert works with orchestra, she also created the role of Anna von Mildenburg in the new theater piece Geboren Alma Schindler (Berliner Opern Verein); the role of Member of the Chamber in the premiere performance of Eric Sawyer's Our American Cousin (Composers in Red Sneakers); and the title role in the world premiere of Victoria Ellis's multi-media opera Darling (One of Us Foundation). âHer concert repertoire includes solo appearances at the Berliner Philharmonie and major venues throughout the U.S. and Europe, performing works such as J.S. Bach's Jauchzet Gott in alles Landen (Berliner Philharmonie), Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut (Old North Concert Series), Magnificat in D (Fine Arts Chorale), Missa brevis in A (Fine Arts Chorale); Mozart's Requiem (Berliner Philharmonie, Fine Arts Chorale), Missa Brevis in F (Sommerville Choir), Exultate Jubilate (Berliner Philharmonie), Vesperae solennes de confessore (Somerville Choir); HĂ€ndel's Messiah (College Park Players), L'Allego, il Pensieroso, ed il Moderato (Berliner Philharmonie); Pergolesi Stabat mater (Berliner Philharmonie); Schubert's Mass in G (Highnam Choir and Orchestra); Dubois Seven Last Words of Christ (College Park Players); Vivaldi's Gloria (Old North Concert Series); Vaughan Williams's Dona nobis pacem (Tufts University Orchestra, cover); Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream (Longy Chamber Orchestra); Berg Sieben frĂŒhe Lieder (Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival); Mahler RĂŒckert-Lieder (Berlin Song Festival); Strauss Vier letzte Lieder (Berlin Song Festival, Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival, Walbrook Music Trust, Galerieforum am Meer); Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasilieras No.5 (Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival) among others. âAn educator, Ms. Inniss has over 25 years of experience teaching voice, vocal repertoire, and vocal pedagogy. She was taught at a college level as well as privately. She has guided the voices of numerous transgender voice professionals and is particularly adept to training voices with complex landscape. She studied at the Longy School of Music at Bard College as a recipient of the Janet Irving Scholarship and holds Neue Start Kultur Grants from the Deutscher Musikrat and Dezentrale Kulturarbeit Reinickendorf. Ms. Innissâs producing and casting work includes: Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, Berlin, Germany; Strauss's Elektra, Berlin, Germany; The Folk Song Project â Folk Songs for Voice and Steel Drum, online; Wagner's Die WalkĂŒre (multi-media film), online; Gebohren Alma Schildler: theatre piece based on the Mahlerâs RĂŒckert Lieder, Berlin, Germany; Wagner's Die WalkĂŒre, Berlin, Germany; Wagner's Das Rheingold, Berlin, Germany; Trans*Voices Masterclasses & Galas, online; AIDS Quilt Songbook: German Edition, Berlin, Germany; Pathologies of the Image: Sound Installation, Berlin, Germany; Jason Robert Brown: The Last Five Years, Berlin, Germany. Ms. Inniss maintains strong professional relationships with Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and the United States. With a foundation in music, theatre, and the visual arts, Ms. Inniss brings a holistic, community-centered approach to her artistic and administrative workâone that reimagines the role of the arts in todayâs world.
Education & Qualifications
Longy School of Music of Bard College, Undergraduate in Vocal Performance