Biography

A native of Orange County, California, soprano Brittany Rose Weinstock has been praised for her rich and sonorous soprano voice, expressive musical interpretation, and compelling stage presence. She is currently earning her Master's of Music in Vocal Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana, studying under Carol Vaness. In April 2023, Brittany graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Vocal Performance) and minors in Music Composition and Marketing from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where she was a student of Dr. Louise Lofquist.

 

In April 2025, Brittany will sing Micaëla in a new production of Carmen with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater. In December 2024, she will sing in two scenes with Carol Vaness'/Zachary Coates' Opera Workshop, as Nedda in Pagliacci and Anne Trulove in The Rake's Progress. In November 2024, Weinstock will originate the role of Helen in the World Premiere of Mason Bates' The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a co-production between IU Opera Theater and the Metropolitan Opera. In Summer 2024, Brittany joined Central City Opera as an Apprentice Artist with the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program, where she covered the role of Anna Maurrant in Street Scene. Ms. Weinstock was selected as one of 10 finalists in the Scholarship Division Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition in January 2024.

 

Also in January 2024, Ms. Weinstock covered the role of Karolina in a workshop of the new opera Swimming in the Dark by Martin Hennessy, and in December 2023 she performed a scene as Giovanna Seymour in Anna Bolena as part of Michael Shell's Opera Workshop at IU. She was a member of the award-winning NOTUS New Music Choir and performed with them at the NCCO conference in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2023. In August 2023, Brittany joined the Savannah VOICE Festival in Savannah, Georgia as a fully-funded Study Grant Artist with the Sherrill Milnes VOICE Program. She participated in several performances including the Legacy Opera Scenes Concert, hosted by Sherrill Milnes and directed by Fabrizio Melano, where she portrayed Amelia in a scene from Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.

 

At Pepperdine, Brittany was involved in multiple operatic and musical theatre performances, including Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Jack's Mother in Into the Woods, Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Noémie (Cover) in Cendrillon, and Second Witch (Cover) in Dido and Aeneas.  In summer 2022, she participated in Pepperdine's Heidelberg Music Program in Heidelberg, Germany, where she performed scenes as the title role in Susannah, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, and Laoula in L'étoile. In Spring 2022, Ms. Weinstock performed in the West Coast Premiere of Stewart Copeland's oratorio Satan's Fall with Pepperdine University Chamber Choir and Pickford Ensemble, where she performed the role of Messiah. In Fall 2021, she was the soprano soloist for both Finzi's Et in Terra Pax and Mozart's Laudate Dominum. Ms. Weinstock is also an active choral singer, as she was both a member of both Concert and Chamber Choir at Pepperdine University. 

 

In the past, Ms. Weinstock has performed various roles in both musical theatre and straight plays, including Rapunzel in Into the Woods, Vi Moore in Footloose, Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice.

 

Brittany was a Finalist for the Georgina Joshi Graduate Vocal Performance Fellowship and an Award Winner at the National Society of Arts and Letters Indiana Voice Competition, both in 2024. Brittany was a Finalist in the the Loren L. Zachary Competition, where she competed in May 2023. She also won 2nd Place in the Opera Buffs Artists of the Future Competition in February 2023 and 1st Place in the NATS Cal-Western Regional Auditions in January 2023. She received an Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition at the Los Angeles District level in January 2023. Also in January 2023, together with bass-baritone Luke Oldroyd, she won 1st Place in Division I of the NOA Opera Scenes Competition for her work in a scene from Susannah by Carlisle Floyd. Ms. Weinstock placed 2nd in her category in the 2022 NATS Cal-Western Regional Auditions, 2nd in her category in the 2022 London Classical Music Competition, and 1st in her category in the 2021 NATS-LA Competition. She has also participated in masterclasses and coachings with Barbara Bonney, Sherrill Milnes, Howard Watkins, Patrick Carfizzi, Devon Guthrie, Karen Slack, and Craig Colclough. Ms. Weinstock is also a member of the LA-based Opera Buffs Singers' Roster.

 

In addition to singing, Brittany is also a composer who studied under Dr. N. Lincoln Hanks and Dr. Matthew Brown. She both performed with and composed for Pepperdine’s Pickford New Music Ensemble. In 2019, she co-wrote, composed, directed, and originated the role of Jordan Baker in the original musical Beautiful Fools along with singer-songwriter and actress Violette Remington.