Michelle Diggs, soprano, is recognized for possessing a voice of beauty, size, and clarity. Ms. Diggs has appeared on the stages of Opera Theatre of the Rockies and Opera Fort Collins in such diverse roles as Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte and the monumental Violetta of La traviata. Her triumphant performance of Liù in the Opera Fort Collins production of Turandot “blew audiences away” (The Coloradoan ). On the concert stage, she appeared as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Egmont with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Haydn’s The Creation with the Littleton Chorale and in a complete performance of Messiah with The Boulder Messiah Chorale and Orchestra. She has made other concert appearances with the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, the Vocal Arts Symposium, South Bay Youth Orchestra, the Rocky Mountain Center for the Musical Arts, and the Longmont Symphony. Ms. Diggs is also a gifted recitalist, presenting programs of Filipino Kundiman art songs in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Michelle Diggs has worked with noted directors such as Martile Rowland, Dr. Carl Gerbrandt, Tom Lindblade, Steven LaCosse, Todd Queen, and William Gustafson, and has collaborated with well-known conductors such as Robert Olson, James Albritten, Christopher Wilkins, Wes Kenney, Thomas Cockrell and Thomas Wilson. Ms. Diggs holds the Bachelor of Music degree in music performance from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her training continued at the University of Colorado where, while completing a Master of Music degree in voice performance, she was awarded the prestigious Berton Coffin and Barbara Doscher voice scholarships. Ms. Diggs has also been a District Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a finalist in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Voice Competition. Originally from the Los Angeles area, Ms. Diggs currently resides in Thornton, Colorado with her husband, baritone Bradley Thompson and daughter Lucy. She is currently an Affiliate Instructor of Voice at Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Michelle Diggs has worked with noted directors such as Martile Rowland, Dr. Carl Gerbrandt, Tom Lindblade, Steven LaCosse, Todd Queen, and William Gustafson, and has collaborated with well-known conductors such as Robert Olson, James Albritten, Christopher Wilkins, Wes Kenney, Thomas Cockrell and Thomas Wilson. Ms. Diggs holds the Bachelor of Music degree in music performance from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her training continued at the University of Colorado where, while completing a Master of Music degree in voice performance, she was awarded the prestigious Berton Coffin and Barbara Doscher voice scholarships. Ms. Diggs has also been a District Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a finalist in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Voice Competition. Originally from the Los Angeles area, Ms. Diggs currently resides in Thornton, Colorado with her husband, baritone Bradley Thompson and daughter Lucy. She is currently an Affiliate Instructor of Voice at Metropolitan State College of Denver.
