Sydnee Waggoner

Sydnee Waggoner is a classically-trained soprano, versatile vocalist, musician, educator, and arts administrator with global experience. She has sung with Miami City Ballet, Walt Disney World, The Theatre Lab DC, Opera Fairbanks, NY Opera Exchange, Orchestra Miami, Magic City Opera, Opera FLOW, Florida Grand’s Opera at Sea, Miami International Piano Festival, St. Patrick’s of Miami Beach and Miami Summer Music Festival, where she made her New World Center debut with the festival as a soloist alongside the MSMF Symphony Orchestra. Other professional European credits include performances with Divadlo J. K. Tyla v Plzni, Virtuosi di Praga and Orchestr Severčeského divadla as an Opernfest Prague 2017 Voice Fellow (Czech Republic).

Sydnee holds a master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music and a bachelor's from Boston University. In 2009, she represented her home state as Miss Alaska in the 2010 Miss America Competition, capturing the overall talent award at the State Level. That same year, she was also recognized as the 2009 Young Alaskan Artist of the Year through the Anchorage Festival of Music. Alongside her performance career, she is a dedicated educator, skilled in teaching voice, piano, music theory, and ESL, particularly passionate about guiding young adult musicians in language, artistry, and interpretation.