Boston-based soprano Hannah Shanefield earns enthusiastic acclaim on operatic, concert, and recital stages alike. Her extensive repertoire spans from Baroque to modern. ​

 

Her operatic roles include Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Suzel (L'amico Fritz), Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), Diana (La Calisto), Gilda (Rigoletto), the titular role in The Cunning Little Vixen, Madame Herz (The Impresario), La Grande Prêtresse/Une Bérgère (Hippolye et Aricie), Jenny (Rorem's Three Sisters Who Aren't Sisters), the Sandman/Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel), and Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia).

 

Equally as enthusiastic about concert works, Hannah has performed the soprano solos in Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem, F. Couperin's Trois Leçons de Ténèbres, J.S. Bach’s BWV 150 and BWV 196, Mozart's Requiem, Dubois's Seven Last Words of Christ, and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms.​

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Hannah is also an up-and-coming stage director. Recent projects include Boston Summer Opera's Don Giovanni and West End Lyric's double bill of Il Giuoco del Quadriglio by Antonio Caldara and J.S. Bach's Coffee Cantata, BWV 211.

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A diverse repertory enthusiast, Hannah is passionate about championing new music and the works of underrepresented composers. She has produced and performed in numerous chamber concerts featuring modern works by female and queer composers.

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A native of suburban Philadelphia, Hannah received her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory in 2020, studying with Karen Holvik. In 2018, she graduated from The Hartt School with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance with a minor in Music History, studying with Maureen Flynn and Joanna Levy.