“The assertive Mezzo” (Wall Street Journal) Carlyle Quinn has been described as a singer of “vocal prowess and acting acumen” (Cleveland Classical). Ms. Quinn’s 2022/23 season began with her “brilliantly characterized” (Cleveland Classical) portrayal of Madame de la Haltière in Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon with the Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Theater. She also enjoyed performances of Madame de Croissy in Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, where her “riveting death scene” was described as “outstanding” (Cleveland Classical). Other season highlights included: performances of Florence Pike in Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring with Harrower Summer Opera, her Alto Soloist debut in Mozart’s Requiem with the Lima Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Andrew Crust, a recital of arts songs and solo piano works with frequent collaborator, Matias Cuevas, presented by the Church of the Western Reserve Concert Series, her first full-length performance of Robert Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -Leben with pianist, Gabriel Silva, in CIM’s Mixon Hall, and a solo recital entitled, “Of Things Loved & Lost,” with pianist, Melivia Raharjo, in CIM’s Mixon Hall. Carlyle was also a 2023 Encouragement Award Winner of the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition Michigan District, a Semifinalist in the Dallas Opera Guild’s Lone Star Vocal Competition, and a Semifinalist in the Federation of Art Song Fellowship Competition with collaborator, Matias Cuevas . . .