McKenzie Anderson

McKenzie Anderson

Soprano, McKenzie Anderson, originally hails from Hickory, North Carolina. She holds both a Bachelor of Arts in vocal performance and an Artist Certificate  from the College of Charleston. McKenzie has been an active performer with the College of Charleston Opera. Prominent roles include Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Madame Lidoine (Dialogues of the Carmelites), and Elle (La Voix Humaine). In addition to opera performance, McKenzie is an avid concert soloist. She has been a featured soloist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the College of Charleston Orchestra, performing scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro and Eugene Onegin. McKenzie has also appeared several times in Piccolo Spoleto concerts on the Young Artist Series performing solo works and chamber music such as Schubert’s “Shepherd on the Rock”. In one of her most recent concerts, she premiered the "Dunbar Songs," a set of three songs by composer-in-residence for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Edward Hart. She deeply values music by new, contemporary composers and premiered “she-wolf,” a song cycle by Will Goss (libretto by Bea Goodwin) in the fall of 2020. McKenzie has been awarded several accolades from the National Association for the Teaching of Singing over her many years of vocal study. The College of Charleston School of the Arts awarded Ms. Anderson with the esteemed Marguerite Elfe Erckman vocal award for outstanding performances and musicianship. McKenzie keeps a permanent residence in New York City and continues to further her education.