Emily Pulley

Emily Ann Pulley (born 14 April 1967) is an American opera soprano. As of 2010, she had performed in more than 150 operas.

Education

Pulley earned a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude from West Texas A&M University in 1989 and a Master of Music degree in voice (with a focus on opera performance), in 1995, from the University of North Texas, where she studied with Pattye Johnstone. At West Texas A&M, Pulley had been a student of Elsie "Elsa" Ruth Porter (1920–2006).

Selected productions

1. Peter Grimes (1995)[1]
   Metropolitan Opera
2. La Fanciulla del West[2]
   Glimmerglass Opera
   Title role
3. The End of the Affair
   Lyric Opera of Kansas City
   Pulley as Sarah Miles[3]
4. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, (2008)[4]
   Robert Bass, conductor
   Pulley was a soloist
5. The Turn of the Screw (2010)
   Pulley as The Governess[5]
6. Three Decembers (2010)
   Central City Opera
   Pulley as Beatrice

Selected discography, filmography, and videography

Live performances of the Metropolitan Opera

• Faust CD OCLC 55806273

March 29, 2003

Pulley as Marguerite

• The Merry Widow CD OCLC 79051606

January 27, 2004

Emily Pulley as Valencienne

• The Magic Flute CD OCLC 79308267

April 16, 2005

Pulley as the First lady

Awards

• 2006 — Christopher Keene Award, New York City Opera, for a performance in new or unusual repertoire

References

1. Alex Ross, In Performance; Classical Music, New York Times, January 7, 1995
2. Classical Music and Dance Guide, New York Times, July 2, 2004
3. Brian Kellow, The Americanization of Emily, Opera News, Vol. 71, No. 9, pps. 38–40 (March 2007) OCLC 108376225
4. Warren Hoge, Bernstein’s Singing Presidents: A Recount, New York Times, March 31, 2008
5. David Shengold (review), Opernwelt, April 2010, pg. 73 OCLC 1645860