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Alissa Claire Goretsky
soprano
Alissa Claire Goretsky has been recognized as a First-Place winner of the Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition, an Honorable Mention of the Spotlight Competition (2018), a finalist in the Burbank Philharmonic Young Artist Competition (2021), and a Semi-Finalist of the Orpheus Vocal Competition (2022). Alissa made her operatic debut in 2019 with the role of Gismonda in Handel's Ottone with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's historical performance ensemble. She made her professional house debut as covers for the roles of Sister Alice and Sister Catherine in Dialogue des Carmelites with the San Francisco Opera. She has sung Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and Drusilla in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea. Alissa is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), earning her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance under the tutelage of Cesar Ulloa. She is currently pursuing her master of music degree at SFCM.