ERIN WAGNER
MEZZO-SOPRANO.
WAGNER ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE WITH HER CAPABLE MEZZO.
"The success of a production of Carmélites relies heavily on its Blanche and mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner rose to the challenge. Gaining a more confident edge as Blanche was inducted into the convent and began participating in the religious community, Wagner’s capable mezzo effectively traced the character’s psychological evolution."
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DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES, WOLF TRAP OPERA 2025
MEET
ERIN WAGNER
"Compelling and original" mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner is establishing herself an artist of "versatility and musical curiosity" (Opera News). Erin is a recent alumna of The Houston Grand Opera Butler Studio where she performed in the company’s productions of The Wreckers (Jack), Salome (Page), Madama Butterly (Kate Pinkerton), Parsifal (Blumenmädchen), The Sound of Music (Sister Margaretta), and Le nozze di Figaro (Barbarina, Cherubino study cover). While at HGO she was also heard in scenes as Béatrice (Béatrice et Bénédict), Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande), Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw), Frau Reich (Die lustigen
Weiber von Windsor), and Larina (Eugene Onegin). She joined Wolf Trap Opera as a 2024 Filene Artist to sing the role of Dorabella in Così fan tutte and returned to Wolf Trap in 2025 to perform the roles of Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites and Mércèdes in Carmen. In the 25/26 season, Erin looks forward to making her role debut as Hansel in Houston Grand Opera’s Family Day Production of Hansel and Gretel, debuting with Ars Lyrica Houston in a performance of Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos and David Ashley White’s The Peace of Wild Things, performing Messiaen’s Harawi with Brooklyn Art Song Society, returning to Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, and making exciting recital debuts throughout the United States including a recital sponsored by The Shoshana Foundation for Bay Area Turning Point, a shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Houston. The 24/25 season marked debuts at The Metropolitan Opera in Die Frau ohne Schatten (Unborn Voice 3, Servant 2 cover), with Louisville Orchestra as Der Trommler in Der Kaiser von Atlantis, with Maryland Symphony in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, with Brooklyn Art Song Society premiering David Ludwig’s arrangements of Mélodies by Guillaume de Machaut, and with Brazos Valley Symphony in Bruckner’s Te Deum.She is an alumna of the Renée Fleming Artist Fellowship at Aspen Music Festival where she performed the role of Idamante in Idomeneo and an alumna of Merola Opera Program where she performed the role of Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte. Erin is a graduate of The Juilliard School and The Manhattan School of Music.
2025/26
HIGHLIGHTS.
Erin kicks off her 2025/26 season with a return to Wolf Trap Opera as Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites and Mércèdes in Carmen. She returns to Houston Grand Opera for their Family Day Production of Hansel and Gretel, debuts with Ars Lyrica Houston in Haydn's Arianna a Naxos and David Ashley White's The Peace of Wild Things. She returns to Brooklyn Art Song Society performing Messiaen's Harawai and gives a recital with The Shoshana Foundation. She joins Anchorage Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
“Wagner gave a stunning performance of a program that was a typically rich expression of her versatility and musical curiosity.”
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CONTACT.
Erin is represented by Young Concert Artists. For personal inquiries, check out her contact form or connect with her on social media. For all other inquiries, please be in touch with the management.
