Sheronda McKee-Dollar

.BIO.

Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Sheronda has been appearing on stages in both the United States and Europe. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts Ph.D at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas under the guidance of Dr. Alfonse Anderson. She is currently performing with Opera Las Vegas and Vegas City Opera. Most recently, she was seen onstage in Opera Las Vegas' West Coast premier production of Approaching Ali, where she played Odessa "Mama Bird" Clay. In concert and in scenes she has played Mimi (La Boheme), Violetta (La Traviata), Nedda (I Pagliacci). and Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor) and others.

Sheronda has been a featured soloist in the Voices of Women Concert Series with VCO. She has traveled to Viterbo and Tarquinia in Italy with the International Lyric Academy and Graz, with the AIMS Program (American Institute of Musical Studies) where she was an alternate in the 2010 Meistersinger Vocal Competition. Recent awards include the Pasadena Opera Guild Scholarship, the Encouragement Award from MONC (Metropolitan Opera National Council) as well as First place in NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing).