Emily Greene has had a love of music, languages, and the performing arts from a very young age. She is currently a sophomore at Bowdoin College, studying for her Bachelor of Arts degree, including classical voice under Christina Astrachan.  Outside of college, she studies both classical voice and musical theater with Mary Johnston Letellier.  Her earlier private voice teachers include Samantha Loomis and Paul Stickney.  In addition to performing vocally, Emily loves playing instruments, including violin, guitar, and piano.  Her first private music lessons, shortly after turning five, were on violin with Deirdre Oehrtmann of the Portland Symphony Orchestra.

In high school, Emily was inaugurated into the Tri M Music Honor Society, the French Honor Society, the Latin Honor Society, and the National Honor Society, in addition becoming an AP Scholar with Distinction.  She received medals for participation in the National Latin Exam since 2020 and the Grand Concours since 2013, as well as receiving her B2 level DELF Certification in 2018.  Emily fell in love with opera in 2016, when she secured a spot in the children’s chorus as part of the production of Carmen with Opera Maine, blending her passion for music with her enthusiasm for languages.  In 2017, Emily also collaborated as a librettist to produce the story for the opera “Girl in Six Beats”, a combined project of Opera Maine, The Telling Room, and The School of Music at The University of Southern Maine. That summer, Emily joined Opera Maine Teens, a division of Opera Maine, later serving as coordinator for the group.

Emily has diverse performance experiences, from playing in school choirs and individual music recitals since pre-school and orchestras since middle school, to participating in dance recitals and theatrical programs beginning at age four.  Her most recent theatrical roles are Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Antonio in Twelfth Night, Emma Carew in Jekyll and Hyde, the Musical, and Gabriella Montez in High School Musical.  She is currently studying for the role of Rapunzel from Into the Woods.  She was the guest vocalist for Portland Conservatory of Music’s Piano Palooza in 2022 and performed in various roles, including Susanna from The Marriage of Figaro, during PCM’s Opera Summer Scenes under the tutelage of Mary Letellier and Jane Clukey in 2021.  She has been a group participant and soloist in the Southern Maine Choral Music Academy at the University of Southern Maine and participated in recitals for Opera Maine Teens.  She has attended district and all-state music festivals for both violin and voice, attaining the position of concertmaster for the District II Instrumental Festival and the highest audition score for the District II Vocal Festival in 2023.