Claire Galloway
Soprano
About
The
Artist
Scottish-American soprano Claire Galloway’s theatricality covers the gamut of “palpable pain” and “splendid, funny moments” (B.I.T.R.). This season she performs Aloès in Chabrier's L'Étoile with L'Opéra Comique de Washington, Giulietta in Offenbach's charming Les Contes d'Hoffmann with Wilmington Concert Opera, debuts with The Thirteen, and performs multiple recitals along the East Coast.
A Fellow from 2022 - 2024 at the Nordic Song Festival in Trollhättan, Sweden, 2022 Brown Loranger Fellow at Songfest, and 2021 Fellow at the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, as well as a winner of the NYC SongSlam, Ms. Galloway is known for her innovative recital programing with a special interest in French and Nordic repertoire as well as commissioning new works for voice and chamber ensemble. She is a two time award winner at SongSlam NYC through Sparks & Wiry Cries each time presenting premiers of art songs by Erik Franklin from his Verses for Children and Mothers of Ragnarok (composed for Claire in 2024).
In recent seasons she has been featured by Market Square Concert Series, Baltimore Musicales, Bach in Baltimore, Andersen's Nightingale, and Mid-Atlantic Symphony. Having performed with Opera Henriette, Lidal North in Oslo, Saltworks Opera, Baltimore Concert Opera, Savannah Opera, Bel Cantanti Opera, and Stillpointe Theatre, she has presented operatic roles by Mozart, Poulenc, Massenet, Purcell, and Bernstein, as well as premiered roles in works by Arnold Saltzman, Steven Crino, Jonathan Dove, and Frances Pollock.
She is currently based in Baltimore, Maryland USA where she is a professor of diction and repertoire courses at the Peabody Conservatory. For the 2023 - 2025 years she was Artist in Residence in Music at Bard College teaching voice and coaching the opera workshop production. She is a new mother and runs workshops on body-breath connection for singers, choruses, and more along the Eastern seaboard.
Friday, March 20th
7:30 pm
L'Opéra Comique de Washington: Aloès in L'Étoile
Ms. Galloway performs the role of Aloès in Chabrier's farcical and fantastical opera.
A Sparkling Operetta of Fate, Fortune & Absurdity A clueless king, a traveling astrologer, and a very unlucky birthday… What could possibly go wrong? Step into the whimsical world of L’Étoile, Emmanuel Chabrier’s delightfully absurd operetta where fate is fickle, love is unexpected, and even a royal execution might have a happy ending.
Presented at the stunning Maison Française at the Embassy of France, these one-night-only performances are routinely sold out—don’t wait to secure your seats!
La Maison Française, Embassy of France in the U.S.
4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, March 14th
6:00 pm
Washington Concert Opera: Chorus in Les Pêcheurs des Perles
Sung in French with projected English supertitles
After winning the prestigious Prix de Rome, a young Georges Bizet was offered a commission to write The Pearl Fishers. Premiering at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris (1863) when Bizet was only 24 years old, the opera tells the story of how two men’s vow of eternal friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman. Featuring the famous duet “Au fond du temple saint”, or “The Pearl Fisher’s Duet”, the opera showcases Bizet’s transcendent gifts for melody which would culminate over ten years later in his most famous work, Carmen. This season WCO presents stunning vocal beauty and elegance in Bizet’s romantic drama, The Pearl Fishers.
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Saturday, April 25th
Evening
Song Cycles of Jorunn Viðar
Ms. Galloway joins baritone Colin Levin and pianist Evan Fein to offer the U.S. premiere of the song cycles of Icelandic composer Jorunn Viðar at the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Culture Conference in Brooklyn, NY.
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY
Spring 2026
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Choir: Chorus & Soloist
Ensemble member of the prestigious choir of Emmanuel Episcopal Church with a very full season of performances.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD
Saturday, December 20th | 4 pm ET
Sunday, December 21st
5 pm ET
The Thirteen - Messiah (Alto Ensemble/Soloist)
The Thirteen performs all three parts of Messiah—including the iconic “Hallelujah Chorus”— telling the greatest story ever told in song. Featuring the region’s only all-professional Messiah, our orchestra of the nation’s finest period instrumentalists, and our “dazzling” choir, whose members—center-stage soloists all—will sing Messiah’s iconic solos and duets in a kaleidoscope “of distinctive approaches to these famous arias” (Washington Classical Review).
December 20th | 4 pm ET:
National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle Northwest, Washington, DC
December 21st | 5 pm ET:
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, MD
Friday, October 24th
7 pm ET
Catalyst Crescendo Concert Series - Famous Firsts: A Fall Debut
A multi-genre collection of music that were significant in the composers' early careers or in the performers' lives. Join us in our DEBUT concert featuring sopranos Claire Galloway, Katherine Merryman, and Annie Gill and baritone Jason Widney with Andrew Stewart at the piano!
Three Arts Club of Homeland
4 Wyndhurst Avenue, Baltimore, MD
Sunday, September 28th 6:30 pm ET
House Concert: Childhood Stories and Lullabies - A Family Event!
Claire Galloway and pianist John Henderson reprise their concert for all ages featuring musical storytelling and lullabies! This iteration will include pieces by Edvard Grieg, Lori Laitman, Jake Heggie, Clara Schumann, Rebecca Clarke, Erik Franklin, Disney, and more!
Hosted by Paul Cassedy, Baltimore, MD
Themed dinner included
Friday, September 19th
7:00 pm
Sunday, September 21st
3:00 pm
Wilmington Concert Opera: Giulietta in Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Ms. Galloway joins Wilmington Concert Opera's production of Offenbach's masterwork "The Tales of Hoffmann" as Giulietta, the courtesan who treasures diamonds above love.
Les contes d’Hoffmann is a tour of Paris through the literary works of E. T. A. Hoffmann and the sparkling music of Offenbach. WCO's first opera in French, it is a story of fantasy, intrigue, and delightful musical moments that will leave you humming.
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
503 Duncan Road, Wilmington, DE
Saturday, August 23rd
6:00 pm
The Ivy Summer Concert Series: Childhood Stories and Lullabies - A Family Event!
Part of our Summer Concert Series, The Ivy hosts soprano Claire Galloway and pianist John Henderson for an outdoor concert for all ages featuring musical storytelling and lullabies! A perfect way to introduce your children to classical music and the power of storytelling!
Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Road Baltimore, MD 21209
Monday, August 4th
3:30 pm
August 2nd - 13th
Faculty, Charm City Opera Retreat: Conquering French & German Diction
Ms. Galloway joins the newly launched Charm City Opera Retreat to lead a virtual workshop on French & German Diction on Monday August 4th at 3:30 pm ET.
She will also coach in-person participants in Baltimore on their French and German repertoire.
Charm City Opera Retreat is a holistic two-week intensive providing participants the opportunity to polish their audition package, receive in-depth coaching on their aria selections, and build a peer & mentorship network.
Saturday, June 7th at
7 pm
Music at Southfield Season Opener
Ms. Galloway joins pianist Manon Hutton-DeWys to open the Music at Southfield Summer season.
The Bard alumnae will perform Alban Berg's Sieben Frühe Lieder, a Nordic set including works by Sibelius, Nystrœm, and de Frumerie, and Francis Poulenc's Métamorphoses.
The Southfield Church
234 Norfolk Road, Southfield, MA
Tuesday, May 6th at
6 pm
Tuesdays at Six: Nordic Concert
Ms. Galloway joins baritone Colin Levin and pianist John Henderson to perform works by Sibelius, Jorunn Viðar, Gösta Nystrœm, Ture Rangström, Edvard Grieg, and Gunnar de Frumerie as part of Emmanuel Episcopal Church's Tuesdays at Six concert series.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD
Friday, February 7th at 7:30 pm
SongSlam NYC - Virtual Winner
Ms. Galloway joins John Henderson to premiere the first movement "Mothers of Earth & Sky" from Erik Franklin's cycle based around women of Norse mythology, Mothers of Ragnarok. This performance won the virtual competition.
SongSlam is a competition with a virtual and live component that promotes contemporary art song - specifically providing opportunities to premiere new works!
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
HALIA Collective Classes
Gentle Yoga & Sound Healing with Ally JohannsenSun, Feb 08Baltimore
Vinyasa Breath Flow with ElishevaSun, Mar 01Baltimore- Gentle Yoga & Sound Healing with Ally JohannsenSun, Mar 08Baltimore
SOMA: Finding Your Grounding - Rumina Center
Saturday, February 28th, 2026 | 1:30 - 3:00 pm
An introduction to somatic exploration of the power of breath and how it helps you connect to your body and regulate your nervous system, tailored especially to pre- and postpartum folks.
Use all of these tools to truly comprehend what 'grounding yourself' can mean. Imagine what it might feel like to be able to sense your full body and use your breath to find inner calm any time you need it! And what better time to keep connecting to your body than when you are growing and/or sustaining another little being?
There will also be a specific focus on how to use these tools to prepare for high-anxiety situations, like labor itself, coming down from stressors, and impending holidays. And, of course, ways of being a source of calm to co-regulate with your little one or partner.
SOMA: Finding Your Grounding - Arkana Wellness
Sunday, November 16th, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:00 pm
An introduction to somatic exploration of the power of breath and how it helps you connect to your body and regulate your nervous system.
Use all of these tools to truly comprehend what 'grounding yourself' can mean. Imagine what it might feel like to be able to sense your full body and use your breath to find inner calm any time you need it!
Focus will center on how to use these tools to prepare for high-anxiety situations, like presentations, public speaking, impending holiday activities, or coming down from those stressors at the end of each day.
The Somatic Singer - Emmanuel "I Believe!" Choral Festival
Saturday, October 11th, 2025 | 10 - 11:30 am
Claire returns to the Emmanuel Choral Festival to lead a workshop on breathing, body connection, and how to use somatics to ease anxiety, connect with fellow singers, and find your own unique, inner voice.
At the end of these workshops and two days of rehearsal, the chorus will present a concert of works by Margaret Bonds, Florence Price, Moses Hogan, and more with guest conductor Anton Armstrong!
The Somatic Singer - CCS Treble Voices
Saturday, September 27th, 2025 | 10 - 11:30 am
Claire joins the newly formed CCS Treble Voices in their inaugural choral retreat to lead a workshop on breathing, body connection, and how to use somatics to ease anxiety, connect with fellow singers, and find your own unique, inner voice.
Yoga for Singers (Video)
This approximately 60 minute flow will help strengthen and lengthen your singer support system, connect and ground to your body, and also cleanse and invigorate your throat (Vishuddha), heart (Anahata), and solar plexus (Manipura) chakras.
Helpful props for this sequence: yoga blocks, Coregeous Ball/exercise ball, a stable & sturdy chair, yoga blanket, strap, perhaps a counter top or wall for balance assistance
$25 to purchase the Yoga for Singers video class
Reviews
The Talbot Spy
Steve Parks
“O Holy Night,” just about brought the full house at the Avalon down...
Galloway brought both reverence and inspiration to the lyrics and their echoes in what believers and non-believers alike have heard and recited most of their lives.
Through all three verses, she calibrated her soaring lyric soprano voice to enable a thrilling culmination.
Holiday Joy, Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Avalon Theater, Easton, MD, 2023
Baltimore Independent Theatre Review
Dinah, played by Claire Galloway Weber, is also an outstanding songbird soprano who holds her own against Tomaszewski. Her pain is palpable, and her courage to try and find help seems a thin veiled reflection on deflection. She has her own splendid funny moment performing 'Island Magic,' while flouncing between a disgusted movie patron and a back up dancer for the Polynesian Dance Troupe.
Trouble in Tahiti, Stillpointe Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Theatre Bloom
Mike Zellhofer
Galloway Weber's clear, dulcet voice draws you into her struggle between having the perfect looking suburban home and what appears to be an alluring marriage, and the desire for a relationship with the man she loves. She conveys this perfectly in her scene with her psychiatrist and as she recounts her viewing of the South Sea romance Trouble in Tahiti.
Trouble in Tahiti, Stillpointe Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Sommersang, Carl Nielsen Vänersborg Theater Vänersborg, Sweden
The Force of Destiny Baltimore Musicales with curation by Claire Galloway & The Arthur Friedheim Library George Peabody Library, Baltimore
Ariettes souvenues set with Javier Arrebola Ravinia, IL
Performing with Saffron Chung New York, NY
Lidal North Oslo, Norway
Saltworks Opera with tenor Matthew Greenblatt Cape Charles, VA
