Biography

Elizabeth Hynes, a native of Michigan, now lives in Los Angeles. A faculty member at the USC Thornton School since 1995, she has recently been named chair of the vocal arts department. With a growing reputation as a vocal teacher and mentor, Ms. Hynes has adjudicated regularly for the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and is in demand as a master class presenter around the country. Her students are consistently among winners of important competitions, and appear frequently with professional opera companies and orchestras throughout the world.

Recent vocal performances included Britten’s Les Illuminations and War Requiem and Górecki’s Third Symphony with the composer conducting. Ms. Hynes has performed in major opera houses around the world, singing some of opera’s most demanding roles such as: Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, Mimi in La Boheme, Marguérite in Faust and the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier. Performances of Mozart roles such as Susanna, Pamina and the Countess in the PBS Live from Lincoln Center broadcast of Le Nozze di Figaro gained public and critical acclaim. Her European debut at the English National Opera was as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni.

A sought-after concert artist, Ms. Hynes has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti and the orchestras of Cleveland, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Seattle and Los Angeles, among others. She has sung with the orchestras of Madrid, Barcelona, Vancouver and with the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Vienna on two American tours.