Amanda Simms

Amanda Simms, soprano, is a recent graduate of the Peabody Institute for her Graduate Performance Diploma where she was a recipient of the George Castelle Memorial Award and the Artistic Excellence Scholarship. ​ In 2024, Amanda premiered Act 1 of composer Anthony Davis and librettist Joan Soarkin’s new opera, The Reef at Merkin Hall with Berkshire Opera Festival in April. Amanda gave a solo recital with City Lyric Opera that she curated with a focus on women’s voices and underrepresented voices in classical music. She will perform in Opera Delaware’s production of Turandot in May. ​ Last season, Amanda attended the Indemini Festival and SongFest as a recipient of the 2023 Brown Loranger Fellowship. Amanda was the Soprano Soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra