NATALIE CORRIGAN is a Mexican-American mezzo-soprano whose artistry thrives on the power of storytelling. Equally at home in commanding pants roles and opera’s most iconic mezzo heroines, she brings depth, versatility, and vocal richness to every performance. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), where she also earned her Bachelors of Music, studying under Kenneth Shaw.

In summer 2025, Ms. Corrigan joins The Glimmerglass Festival as a Resident Artist, originating the roles of Ruthie and Shamana 1 in the world premiere of The House on Mango Street under the baton of Nicole Paiement and direction of Chía Patiño. She also covers Mother Goose in Eric Sean Fogel’s direction of The Rake’s Progress and Un Pastore in Louisa Proske’s production of Tosca, both under the baton of Joseph Colaneri.

Highlights of her 2024–25 season include Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at CCM, praised for her ““wonderfully smoky, almost seductive (Oberon)… with a full-hearted and lush voice to match” (Cincinnati Classical Concert Reviews), and covering the Alto Soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Queen City Opera.

Ms. Corrigan is a proud recipient of the National Opera Association’s Carolyn Bailey Argento Fellowship and Third Prize in the accompanying scholarship competition. Additional accolades from the 24/25 season include a second Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (Michigan District) and Second Prize in the John Alexander Vocal Competition, leading to recital with Opera Mississippi.

A fierce competitor, Ms. Corrigan has earned recognition from competitions including Schmidt Vocal Arts Foundation, Matinee Musicale Nancy Walker Scholarship Competition, Florida Grand Opera’s Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition, James Toland Vocal Arts, Dayton Opera’s Tri-State College Vocal Competition, Opera Grand Rapids’ Vanderlaan Prize, SAS Performing Arts, MIOpera, Three Arts Scholarship Fund, Music for Humanity Scholarship Fund, Classical Singer Competition, Hal Leonard Art Song Competition, Musician’s Club of Women Vocal Competition (Chicago), and Delta Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition.

Performance credits include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Bradamante in Alcina, Dido in Dido & Aeneas, Soeur Antoine in Dialogues des Carmélites, La Badessa in Suor Angelica, Cupid in Orpheus in the Underworld, and L’Écureuil in L’Enfant et les sortilèges, Cupid in Orpheus in the Underworld, Gertrude Stein (cover) and Anna Hope (cover) in The Mother of Us All. She also performed Shamana 3/Tree 2/Nenny in the first workshop of The House on Mango Street with Chautauqua Opera.

Ms. Corrigan is an alumna of the Chautauqua Opera Institute and Houston Grand Opera’s Young Artist Vocal Academy, and Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus, where she first found her passion for opera performing Dog in Brundibar and Thranduil in the U.S. premiere of The Hobbit.

Ms. Corrigan has been a proud recipient of full-tuition scholarships throughout her academic career, including the Darwin T. Turner Scholarship, Cincinnatus Scholarship, and CCM Power Scholarship, ensuring her studies were fully funded.

Ms. Corrigan is deeply committed to increasing representation in opera, particularly for Latinx artists and the craniofacial difference community. As a Mexican-American singer born with a cleft lip and palate, she strives to amplify diverse voices and challenge outdated beauty standards in classical music. Through her performances and advocacy, she hopes to inspire the next generation of artists to see themselves on stage and know their stories matter.