Harrah Friedlander is a soprano from Mobile, AL. She earned her Master’s degree from Northwestern University where she appeared as Amy in Little Women, Emmie Spashett in Albert Herring, Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, and Elle in a production of La voix humaine, which she produced and directed. She has premiered several works by contemporary composers, including Christophe Preissing’s Thunder, Perfect Mind. She served as the Assistant Director for Northwestern Opera’s production of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking and directed several productions with Northwestern’s inaugural Chamber Opera Initiative. Harrah was awarded the Dr. Gerald L. Smith Scholarship for scholastic and musical achievements and graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Music in Voice and Performance and an ad-hoc degree in Theatre Studies.