Lucia Lucas

Lucia Lucas (born c. 1980) is an American transgender baritone.[1][2] She made history when, in March, 2018, it was announced that she would become the first female (transgender) baritone to perform a principal role on an American operatic stage.[3] The performance on May 3, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saw Lucas playing the starring role in Mozart's Don Giovanni with the Tulsa Opera.[4][5] The performance is the subject of the 2020 feature documentary The Sound of Identity, directed by James Kicklighter.[6][7][8]

Not to be confused with Lucie Lucas.
Lucia Lucas (2019)

Subsequently, Lucas became the first transgender baritone to appear with the English National Opera in London on 5 October 2019, playing Public Opinion in Orpheus in the Underworld at the London Coliseum.[9]

Lucas grew up in Sacramento, California.[10] She studied horn and voice at California State University, Sacramento and then did graduate work at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. She moved to Germany in 2009. She decided to transition in November 2013, started taking estrogen and antiandrogens in July 2014 and underwent facial feminization surgery in September. In 2016, she had her gender reassignment surgery.[1]

Lucia Lucas married Ariana Lucas in 2009.[11]

References
  1. "Transgender Opera Singer Makes US Debut in Don Giovanni". HuffPost. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  2. Fisher, Neil (2 October 2019). "Lucia Lucas, the transgender female baritone who will sing at the Coliseum". The Times. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. "Transgender opera singer to make U.S. history — in Oklahoma". NBC News.
  4. Veltman, Chloe (May 1, 2019). "'This opens doors': Trans woman to play Don Giovanni in a first for US opera" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. Cooper, Michael (July 11, 2019). "Transgender Opera Singers Find Their Voices" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. "Sacramento Opera Star Lucia Lucas Pushes Industry Boundaries — and Beyond". KQED. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  7. Desk, BWW News. "LUCIA'S VOICE Documentary To Feature First Transgender Lead In U.S. Opera". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  8. "Lucia's Voice". Director James Kicklighter. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  9. "Lucia Lucas: Making UK operatic debut at the ENO". BBC News. BBC. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  10. "'If you have traditional puberty... the testosterone is high, the voice will drop. But there is no way to go the other way.' – RTÉ Radio 1 Highlights". radio.rte.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  11. "Lucia Lucas Transgender Opera Singer". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-02.


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