Mezzo-soprano Amanda Keil sings repertoire that spans over 800 years, from medieval
chant to contemporary opera, Baroque monody to operatic mainstays. She has performed
with companies such as Dicapo Opera, Boston Camerata, Guerilla Opera, Oregon Bach
Festival, and on tour with Musica Nuova in the Northeast and abroad. Ms. Keil created the
roles of Hillary Clinton and Gwen Ifill in the world premiere performances and recording
of Say it Ain’t so Joe, by Curtis K. Hughes, an opera based on the 2008 vice-presidential
debates. As an arts journalist she writes a column on entrepreneurialism for Classical
Singer magazine, reviews for Bachtrack.com, and writes regularly for OPERA America, and
her blog, thousandfoldechocom.
 
As founder and artistic director of Musica Nuova, Ms. Keil curates unconventional
programs of early music and produces performances in unexpected venues. Musica Nuova
has been Ensemble in Residence at Amherst Early Music and was featured on the Society
for Historically Informed Performance Summer Concert Series. Ms. Keil holds a masters
degree in voice and historical performance from Boston University and a bachelors degree
in French horn from The Hartt School.