meet Shaunna!

Described as having a ‘rich range’ and ‘clear and beautiful tone’, Shaunna Siver is passionate soprano and artist. Shaunna recently made her international debut in Paris on a recital at the Théâtre de l’Île Saint Louis. Passionate about opera outreach, Shaunna worked with Salt Marsh Opera in Spring of 2025 to promote their children’s opera, Gianni Schicci. She will cover the role of Santuzza with Modern Vintage Opera in June of 2025. Shaunna made her debut with with CT Lyric Opera as the Aunt in Madama Butterfly in 2024. She will cover the role of Mimi in La Boheme with the company in fall of 2025. Prior to that she appeared as a finalist in the Opera Connecticut American Opera Idol competition. She also appeared with The Art Song Society Preservation Society of NY in their Make Music Day concert and with Boston Singers Resource as a featured artist on their Rage Arias and Mad Scenes concert. In 2021 she appeared in a virtual production as Anne Boleyn in Libby Larsen’s, “Try Me, Good King” with Opera on Tap Maine. Other engagements include Signora Naccarelli in A Light in the Piazza with City Theater and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at Greater Worcester Opera. She also performed in a workshop production at Northwestern University as Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus and Antonia in The Tales of Hoffman.

Shaunna recently reprised a musical theater role as the Narrator in Fallen Chandelier’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. As a recitalist, she has performed with the Rossini Club in Portland, Maine and at the Academy of Holy Names in Albany, NY. Shaunna is the Co-Founder and was a featured singer of Opera on Tap Maine.

She received an Honorable Mention in the Progressive Musicians competition in 2021 and competed as a semifinalist in the Music International Grand Prix Competition in 2022. Shaunna was also awarded First Prize in the MAP International Music Competition in 2022.

Shaunna was classically trained at the highly selective Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in the studio of Tom Baresel. It was there that she performed scenes as Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and Sandman in Hansel und Gretel. Upon graduation, to fulfill her desire for community service, Shaunna pursued a career in the Assisted Living field, specializing in the care of residents living with dementia and Alzheimers. Her love for classical singing has led her back to the stage!

Past teachers include Dana Lynne Varga (Boston) and Barbara Clark. Shaunna obtained her Master of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy under the tutelage of her most recent teacher, Dr. Malinda Haslett, at the Osher School of Music at the University of Southern Maine.

Shaunna is from NY and currently based in West Hartford, CT where she is pursuing many artistic avenues on a regional level. Aside from singing, she runs a private voice studio and cares for her 5 year old daughter.