Soprano Désirée Dodson (Micaëla) hails from Littleton, Colorado. As a lyric soprano, Desiree has essayed the roles of Nedda in I Pagliacci and Magda in La Rondine for The Aspen Music Festival where she was under the tutelage of Carol Vaness and Elizabeth Hynes. Ms. Dodson has also appeared as Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly scenes, Nedda in I Pagliacci, and Susannah in Susannah for the Vocal Arts Symposium. Ms. Dodson appeared as Mimi in La Boheme, and covered the role of Liu in Turandot for the Opera Theatre of the Rockies in 2006. Ms. Dodson has been a District Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2000, 2003, and 2006. She was a Semi-Finalist in the Meistersinger Competition of Graz, Austria in 2006. Desiree completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Religious Studies at the University of Denver. She currently studies with Martile Rowland of Colorado Springs and performs regularly as an outreach artist for the Opera Theatre of the Rockies.