Beatrice Gilbert | soprano

Born in Naples, Italy, Beatrice Gilbert moved to the United States as a child and grew up in the Annapolis area. Music and song has always been an important part of her life. Bea began her studies at The Peabody Conservatory and studied privately with baritone Daniel Comegys, and soprano Linda Anderson-Baer. Bea is currently studying with Mary Ruzicka Crook, a former student of Mr. Todd Duncan.

From her first appearance on stage, Beatrice had a diverse and flourishing vocal career. Her first love is opera and has performed with the Capitol Opera Company in Harrisburg, PA in Gian Carlo Menotti's, The Medium as Mrs. Nolan and at York College in Igor Stravinsky's, Mavra and in Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica as La Principessa and as the Dew Fairy in Englebert Humperdinck’s, Hansel and Gretel. She was also a solo performer in the Grand Gala at the Fulton Opera House. Bea is a founding member of the vocal trio Le Dive Divine and has been the resident soprano since 1994 with the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra, with whom she regularly performs a mixed repertoire of operatic arias, lieder, traditional German and Italian folk music. She is the featured soloist on the BMO's recent CD, City By the Sea. And most recently finished her own CD entitled My Passion for Puccini.

In addition to classical and operatic music, Bea enjoys sacred music, musical theatre and jazz.