Introducing Wallis Lucas as Marietta in Naughty Marietta.
A frequent "audience favorite (onStage Pittsburgh)", lauded for her versatility and commitment to performance building, soprano Wallis Lucas has quickly proven herself to be a young artist to watch.
Wallis recently completed an Advanced Studies certificate at Carnegie Mellon University, where she worked with voice, orchestra, and composition faculty to workshop and premiere new chamber and orchestral pieces. In the 2024-2025 season, Wallis reprised her role as Morgana in Alcina, as well as made her mainstage and touring debuts with Pittsburgh Festival Opera (Adriana Lecouvreur, Hansel and Gretel). Other recent roles include Albina (La donna del lago), Lucy (The Telephone), Elle (La voix humaine), Caio Silio (Ottone in villa), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro). This summer, she will be joining Opera Project Columbus for their productions of Naughty Marietta and H.M.S. Pinafore, then traveling to Banff Centre for the Arts to workshop new operas by Karim al-Zand.
Wallis holds a Bachelor of Music from Furman University, where she was the first to receive a Musical Theatre minor, and a Master's from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied under Jennifer Aylmer. A Georgia native, Wallis was a state champion 2-baton twirler three years in a row.
June 13 & 15
Naughty Marietta: Naughty Marietta, the beloved operetta by Victor Herbert and Rida Johnson Young, sends us on adventure to 18th-century New Orleans with Marietta, a runaway French princess, as she seeks love and freedom with Captain Richard Warrington. This operetta is filled with mystery, humor, and romance.
Eric Gibson, Director
William Boggs, Conductor
The Lincoln Theatre