Soprano Sheryl Woods has built a long and impressive resume since first garnering national attention as an Apprentice Artist at the Santa Fe Opera, when she stepped in to replace the leading lady in LE COMTE ORY in 1978.  She has since sung in countless American opera houses including New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, San Diego Opera, Dallas Opera, and the Washington Opera, as well as the opera companies of Baltimore, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Central City, Chautauqua, and Lake George.  Her roles have ranged from Magnolia in Jerome Kern’s beloved SHOWBOAT to Lucia in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR and Violetta in LA TRAVIATA, from Rose May Bud in Gilbert and Sullivan’s RUDDIGORE to Blanche DuBois in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Andre Previn and Blanche de la Force in Poulenc’s DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES.  Her career has comprised over seventy-five roles in operas by composers varying from Handel and Mozart to the contemporary Argento, Berio, Picker, and Hegge.

On the concert stage, Miss Woods has been heard in Mendelssohn’s LOBGESANG with Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall and with the Richmond Symphony in Mahler’s SECOND SYMPHONY; in the MESSIAH with numerous orchestras including San Fransisco and Baltimore Symphonies, the HARMONIEMESSE with Baltimore Symphony; and with the Indianapolis Symphony, the San Jose Symphony, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, among others.  She also performed “An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan” with the Boston Pops, which was telecast nationally over PBS as part of the GREAT PERFORMANCES series.  International credits include the Spoleto Festival in Melbourne, Australia, Teatro de la Zarzeula with the Orquestra de la Comunidad de Madrid, and both the Edinburgh Festival and the Israel Festival.

Miss Woods has won numerous professional awards, among them the Dealey Award in Dallas, the Diva Award at New York City Opera, “Artist of the Year” at the Washington Opera, and “Female Artist of the Year at Pittburgh Opera.    She has recorded for CBS Records and for Chandos.