Voice Masterclass with Tasha Koontz

About this event

Public Voice Masterclass led by Metropolitan Opera soprano Tasha Hokuao Koontz

Presented by the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus

Friday, November 20, 2026 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Rm 136 at the Conrad Prebys Music Center at UC San Diego

You are invited to a special Voice Masterclass led by Metropolitan Opera soprano Tasha Hokuao Koontz on Friday, November 20 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Conrad Prebys Music Center at UC San Diego. Participating ensemble members will receive feedback, encouragement and suggestions for expression, presentation, and artistry to gain confidence in their solo performances. Up to six singers will perform. ( directions )

About Tasha Hokuao Koontz

Native Hawaiian soprano Tasha Hokuao Koontz has lent her “accurate, powerful voice” (Broadway World) to a gallery of leading operatic ladies and has been recognized by Parterre Box for her “sumptuous, gleaming lyric instrument” and by Opera Wire for her “secure silvery high notes.” She has performed roles with the Metropolitan Opera, Ópera Nacional de Chile, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Opera, Central City Opera, & Hawai’i Opera Theatre. Her repertoire includes the roles of Tosca in Tosca , Mimì in La Boheme , Leonora in Il Trovatore , Alice Ford in Falstaff , Donna Anna in Don Giovanni , & the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro . Equally comfortable on the concert stage, she has performed as a soloist with the San Diego Symphony, California Chamber Orchestra, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, Helena Symphony, Glacier Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Arts Orchestra, Newfoundland Orchestra, Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra, Spokane Symphony Orchestra.

About Tasha: www.tashakoontz.com

From La Jolla Symphony and Chorus