Department of Music

Biography

Described by The Washington Post as looking and sounding “stunning,” soprano Bridgid Eversole has performed operatic roles, including “Birdie” in Blitzstein’s Regina; “Fiordiligi” in Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte; “Cleopatra” in Handel’s Giulio Cesare; "Nerone" in Monteverdi's L'Icoronazione di Poppea; and “Gilda” in Verdi’s Rigoletto. She created the roles of “Athena” in Simpson’s The Furies and “Emily” in Martin’s Life in Death.

Comfortable in the concert hall as well, Eversole has appeared as soloist in venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, and Washington D.C.'s Constitution Hall and The Kennedy Center. She has been the featured soprano soloist for works, including Carissimi’s Jephte; Vivaldi’s Gloria; Fauré's Requiem; Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate, Requiem, and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore; Handel’s Messiah; and numerous Bach works. She premiered A Crown of Stars, composed by Andrew Simpson, in which The Washington Post noted she “sang with intelligence and skill, floating even her highest notes effortlessly.”

In addition to a busy performance schedule, Eversole has been on the music faculty at Frostburg State University, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Norfolk State University. She is currently on the music faculties of University of Virginia and James Madison University and is the Director of Education at Charlottesville Opera. Eversole received a BM from UNC-Wilmington, an MM from The University of Minnesota, and a DMA from The Catholic University of America, all in vocal performance.