Ellie Dehn

Ellie Dehn (born Elizabeth Dehn, 1980) is an American soprano.

Ellie Dehn
Born
Elizabeth Dehn

Anoka, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
EducationAnoka High School, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Academy of Vocal Arts
OccupationOpera singer

Biography

The daughter of Catherine Dehn and Douglas Dehn,[1] Dehn was born and raised in Anoka, Minnesota. She is a 1998 graduate of Anoka High School, where she played flute and sang in the school choir.[1] She received voice training from Judy Bender and sang in her high school's choir. She attended a vocal summer camp at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she later went to college. For graduate school, she attended the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.[2]

After seeing Dehn in a singing competition, Eve Queler of the Opera Orchestra of New York cast her as an understudy in Il Corsaro in 2005.[3] Since then, Dehn has performed as Elvira in Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera and the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House.[3][4] She has been a frequent performer at San Francisco Opera, where she has performed as Musetta in La Boheme, Manon in Manon, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, and Arabella in Arabella.[5] She has portrayed Donna Anna in Don Giovanni for San Francisco Opera, Opera Colorado, Michigan Opera Theatre, and Opera Memphis.[5][6][7][8] Dehn has also performed on fellow Anoka native Garrison Keillor's radio show, A Prairie Home Companion.[9]

Dehn has a daughter, Arabella,[1] born in 2018.[5]

References
  1. "Anoka Hall of Fame Class of 2018 biographies; ceremony Sept. 21". ABC Newspapers. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. Eric M. Hanson (2008-02-01). "From Anoka, an opera career". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. Anna Pratt (2012-03-07). "Blossoming at the Metropolitan Opera, with roots in Anoka". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. Tim Ashley (2015-09-16). "Le Nozze di Figaro review – beautiful and touching in equal measure". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  5. Westphal, Cedric (19 October 2018). "Former Pac Heights resident Ellie Dehn discusses her title role in SF Opera's 'Arabella'". Hoodline. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. Ray Mark Rinaldi (2013-03-27). "Opera Colorado turns Mozart mid-century". Denver Post. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  7. Kiley, David (21 October 2019). "MOT's 'Don Giovanni' taps into modern sex in unexpected ways". Encore Michigan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21.
  8. Sparks, Jon W. (2 October 2014). "Opera Memphis returns with another look at bad-boy 'Don Giovanni'". Commercial Appeal.
  9. Jon Bream (2016-09-03). "Garrison Keillor gets Gopher-centric for Minnesota State Fair show". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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