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The Knock (world premiere)
Photo: Helio Arts

NEWS

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Upcoming projects for Fall 2026 include Leonard Bernstein's Mass with INSeries Opera and Georgetown Chorale, as well as the Alliance for New Music-Theatre's Homelessness Anthology Project, where Mia will contribute as a librettist, composer, and singer, continuing her commitment to creating and performing new works.​

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"sincere delivery" and "plush mezzo" 

 - Opera Today

Blue (world premiere)
Photo: Connor Lange

bio

BIOGRAPHY

Mia Athey is a multi-hyphenate storyteller whose work bridges music, theatre, dance, film, and writing. A versatile mezzo-soprano equally at home in opera, musical theatre, jazz, gospel, R&B, and pop, she believes every genre offers another way to tell the human story.

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Passionate about creating new work and telling stories across artistic disciplines, Mia has appeared in seven world premieres and has performed with organizations including The Glimmerglass Festival, Minnesota Opera, Washington National Opera, The Kennedy Center, Tell Tale Opera, and the Washington National Cathedral. She has also participated in the Alliance for New Music-Theatre Composer-Librettist Studio as both a singer and librettist and is currently developing original fiction, screenplays, and music-theatre projects.

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Praised by Opera News as "particularly captivating…whose voice seems so well-suited to slip between speech and song," Mia brings warmth, authenticity, and emotional connection to every performance.

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Now in her second season singing with the Contemporary Ensemble at the Washington National Cathedral, Mia continues to expand her artistry across genres and disciplines. Recent highlights in 2025 include performing a featured solo at the Inaugural Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral following Bishop Mariann Budde's nationally recognized sermon; making her jazz concert debut; performing new works at composer William Kenlon's farewell celebration; premiering a new micro-opera by Kevin Malone with Tell Tale Opera; and returning as a soloist for Handel's Messiah at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church.

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Upcoming projects for Fall 2026 include Leonard Bernstein's Mass with INSeries Opera and Georgetown Chorale, as well as the Alliance for New Music-Theatre's Homelessness Anthology Project, where Mia will contribute as a librettist, composer, and singer, continuing her commitment to creating and performing new works.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, while in residence with Minnesota Opera, Mia transformed isolation into creativity by conceiving, producing, directing, choreographing, filming, editing, and performing the one-woman digital showcase Self-Love: My Remedy in the Pandemic, an interdisciplinary project exploring healing and self-discovery through music and storytelling. During this time, she also received the Social Justice Prize in the Opera MODO Detroit Aria Competition for her original music video interpretation of Jeanine Tesori's "Bring My Baby Back," with prize funds benefiting Communities United Against Police Brutality in Minneapolis.

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A native of Hyattsville, Maryland, Mia earned her Master of Music in Voice from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and her Bachelor of Music in Voice, magna cum laude, from The Catholic University of America, where she also completed the Music Education Certification Program.

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The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson (world premiere)
Photo: Karli Cadel

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Carmen

Photo: Cory Weaver

schedule

SCHEDULE

Mia Athey is currently in her second season singing with the Contemporary Ensemble at the Washington National Cathedral, where she performs regularly during Sunday services. To hear Mia sing live or watch archived services, visit the Washington National Cathedral's YouTube channel.

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Upcoming performances and events will be announced soon.

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CONTACT

To contact Mia directly for opportunities or other inquiries, please fill out the form below. 

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