Biography

Soprano Naomi Grace McMahon (they/them) is an active member of the musical community in San Antonio, Texas. Since 2019, they have regularly performed with Opera San Antonio as a member of the chorus (Romeo et Juliet, Pagliacci, Tosca) and with the company's educational outreach program. In the summer of 2017, Naomi was selected to perform Sister Rose in the south Florida premiere of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking at the Miami Music Festival. In 2016, they performed with the Taos Opera Institute in scenes as Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) and Frasquita (Carmen). While pursuing their first Master of Music degree, they performed with the Texas Christian University Opera Studio as Nella in Gianni Schicchi and Zina in the Texas premiere of Nico Muhly's Dark Sisters. Scenes performances at TCU include Blanche (Dialogues of the Carmelites) and Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte). Naomi's other operatic credits include Der Königin die Nacht (Die Zauberflöte), Susannah (Susannah), Laetitia (The Old Maid and the Thief), and The Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors) with the Abilene Christian University Opera.

Ms. McMahon holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Music from Abilene Christian University. They have been on faculty at Saint Philip's College in San Antonio since 2019. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they began to foster a long-time love for early music from the medieval to baroque periods, and are currently working toward a Master of Musical Arts in Historical Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University.