Elizabeth Pilon is a soubrette coloratura soprano working in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Since 2016, she has been a member of Theater Hagen where she has appeared as Clara in Pariser Leben, Seppl in The Cunning Little Vixen, Venus in Frau Luna, Biondella in Kiss Me, Kate, First Elf in Rusalka, First Witch in Dido and Aeneas, and Tatyana in Tschick. In 2018, Elizabeth appeared as Meg Weathers in the European premiere of Everest by Joby Talbot. In the 2023-2024 season, Elizabeth performs as Chava in Fiddler on the Roof and Franziska in Zettels Traum.

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Versatile as a performer, Elizabeth enjoys singing liturgical as well as operatic repertoire. Elizabeth has also performed as soprano soloist in Bach’s cantata “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen“ (BWV 51), and Mozart’s Coronation Mass in churches in Dortmund and Cologne.

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Upcoming concerts include performances as the soprano soloist with Star Entertainment’s Lord of the Rings in Concert performing music from the beloved films in open air concerts with the Hagen Orchestra. Always excited by collaboration, Elizabeth debuted new music inspired by Tchaikovsky’s “Rococo Variations” in a chamber ensemble performing with the Ballet of Theater Hagen under the direction of choreographer Bobby Briscoe in 2018. Elizabeth was also a musical highlight in the Rolls Royce Fashion Show “Aquair,” where she not only sang, but also modeled a hand-made gown by designer Carlo Schneeweis. 

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Elizabeth studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, under Professor Kathryn Cowdrick. After graduating with honors, Elizabeth moved to Cologne, Germany, with a scholarship to teach at the University of Cologne. Within a few months, she began working as a soprano at Theater Hagen, where she begins her sixth season in Fall 2022. In July of 2019 Elizabeth graduated with a Masters degree in Music from the Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen, where she studied with Professor Rachel Robins. Elizabeth has performed in master classes with Dalton Baldwin, Edward Berkeley, Anthony Dean Griffey, Lorraine Nubar, and Robert Spano. In 2015 and 2016, she sang at the Aspen Opera Theater Center, where she covered the roles of Mozart in Steven Stucky and Jeremy Denk’s The Classical Style, and Muffin in William Bolcom’s A Wedding.