Biography

Biography

Mallory is happy to return to her hometown of Seattle. She most recently was based in the greater Philadelphia area, where she was privileged to serve as both an educator and performer. Mallory holds a BM in Music Education with a credential to teach K-12 Band, Choral, Orchestral, and General music, and a Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance. She is also a returning member of Tacoma Opera’s Young Artist Program (YAP) for the 2024-‘25 season. 

She is currently studying with Thomas Harper while pursuing her Doctorate in Vocal Performance at the University of Washington. Mallory also enjoys the more technical aspects of live performance. She has assistant directed, music directed, and produced several student performances. Mallory has also been fortunate to study direction and production with Kelly Kitchens, and most recently assisted directed the University of Washington (UW) 2024 Opera (Charpentier's Les arts florissants) and UW’s Spring and Fall 2023-24 Opera Scenes. 

She has sung several operatic roles, including Rose Maurant in Street Scene, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and most recently as Diana in Philemon und Bachis. Mallory has also played Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis, and Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She has frequently participated in NATS competitions, having won twice in the LA chapter, and has had the opportunity to work with Elena Mindina and Angel Blue in masterclasses. Mallory looks forward to all the new oppertunites her upcoming degree and participation with Tacoma Opera’s YAP will bring in the coming year.