Ms. Fryvecind has performed with conductors and directors all over the globe including from Juilliard, Paris National Opera, NYC Opera and the Met. Ms. Fryvecind was awarded an Honorable Mention by the Met’s National Council. Ms. Fryvecind’s beloved companies include Lyric Opera of Chicago, Aspen Opera Theater Center, Pine Mountain Music Theatre, SF Lyric Opera, Lamplighters and Ray of Light Theatre. Locally Ms. Fryvecind has appeared with Nolte Productions, Coralville City Circle Acting Company, and Iowa City Community Theatre. Opera performances range from Don Giovanni (Zerlina) to Tartuffe (Dorine) and Hansel & Gretel (Gretel) to Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta), The Mikado (Yum-Yum), Daughter of the Regiment (Marie), Carmelites (Constance), Die Entführung (Blöndchen) and Le Nozze de Figaro (Susanna). Some favorite musical theatre productions include A Little Night Music (Anne), A Funny Thing Happened…Forum (Philia), Godspell (Joanne) Into the Woods (Rapunzel), The Secret Garden (Lily) and the hilarious Jerry Springer The Opera (Andrea). Mia occasionally makes guest appearances with choruses like SF Lyric and local bands like the award-winning Zoo Station – U2 Tribute.
Mia recently music directed Nolte Academy's School of Rock in collaboration with Lee Nguyen and directed by Leslie Nolte. Mia is thrilled to be working with the talented youth in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area. She is vocal coaching The Little Mermaid youth production at City Circle Acting Company of Coralville directed by Ian Zahren. On the horizon, Mia will be directing James and the Giant Peach with Nolte Academy and co-directed by Leslie Nolte.
Musical Theatre Performances
Dot -Sunday in the Park with George (March 2019), University of Iowa
Hedda - Chaplin the Musical (May 2019), Revival Theatre Company
Helen Bechdel - Fun Home
Reno Sweeney - Anything Goes
Fruma Sara - Fiddler on the Roof
Justice Charlier - Rock of Ages
Mrs. Lovett - Sweeney Todd
Fantine - Les Miserables
Violet Hilton - Side Show
Beggar Woman - Sweeney Todd
Andrea - Jerry Springer The Opera
Lily - The Secret Garden
Philia - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Anne - A Little Night Music
Rapunzel - Into the Woods
Joanne - Godspell
Angelique - O Pioneers
Angel/Wife - Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Cow 2 - Quilters
Corps - Sweet & Hot, the Songs of Harold Arlen
Opera Theatre Performances
Zerlina - Don Giovanni
Constance - Les Dialogues Des Carmelites
Dorine - Tartuffe
Gretel - Hansel & Gretel
Lauretta - Gianni Schicchi
Yum-Yum - The Mikado
Marie - The Daughter of the Regiment
Blöndchen - Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Susanna - Le Nozze de Figaro
Despina - Cosi Fan Tutte
Musetta - La Bohème
Barbarina - The Marriage of Figaro
Sadie - Slow Dusk
Directing Credits
Side Show - Director
School of Rock - Music Director
James and the Giant Peach - Director
The Little Mermaid - Vocal Coach
Teaching Credits
Nolte Academy - Theatre Arts Instructor for Broadway Voice
Nolte Academy - Musical Theatre
Nolte Academy - Acting
Companies
Lyric Opera of Chicago
San Francisco Lyric Opera
Aspen Opera Theatre Center
Broadway By the Bay
Altarena Playhouse
Danville Role Players
Redwood City Symphony
Ray of Light Theatre
Lamplighters Music Theatre
Pine Mountain Music Festival
Riverside Theatre
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Iowa City Community Theatre
Coralville City Circle Acting Co.
Nolte Productions
Awards & Scholarships
“Honorable Mention” - Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional Auditions
Iowa District Advancement Winner - Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions
Three-time Finalist - National Association of Teachers of Singing
Weston Noble Scholar - Luther College
Oratorios
Fairy - A Midsummer Nights Dream (David Zinman)
Soloist - Lord Nelson Mass,
Soloist - The Messiah,
Soloist - Beethoven Mass in C
Soloist - Mass in Time of War
Soloist - Garcia Requiem
Cabaret
Sunday at the Bar with Steve [Sondheim] – Martunis, San Francisco
Featured Actor/Singer - SF Moonlighting Cabaret
Soloist/Ray of Light Five Year Anniversary Gala
Soloist/Ray of Light Musical Gala – A Night of Stevens
Soloist / Four Seasons Social Club - April in Paris (April 2018)
Conductors
Donald Palumbo, Christian Thielemann, James Conlon, David Zinman, Julius Rudel, Steven Sloan, Barnaby Palmer, Bret Schrader, Robert Gurney, William Jones, Daniel Kleinkenecht, William Hatcher, James Dixon, Weston Noble, Timothy Stalter, Robert Gurney, Eric Kujawsky, Sean Kana, Carl Rowles
Directors
John Cameron, Evan Hillsabek, John Maio, Ed Berkeley, Sally Stunkel, Pat Diamond, Garnett Bruce, Vince Leotti, Barbara Heroux, Jasen Jeffreys, Phil Lowry, Heather Corolo, Eli Newsom, Shane Ray, M. Graham Smith, David Jepson, Alan Mac Vey, Michael Stokes, Mark Baer
Private Teachers
Irene Gubrud, Eileen Deneen, Jon Muriello, Scott McCoy, Rachel Joselson, Abby Powell
Coaches
Steven Sanders, William Hobbs, Richard Bouldrey, Sylvia Plyler, Richard Bado, Beaumont Glass, Matthew Castle, Shari Rhoads, Sean Bart, Lee Ng
Masterclasses
Dawn Upshaw, Gayletha Nichols (Metropolitan Opera), Ed Berkeley (Juilliard), Stephen Smith (Juilliard), Steven Sloan (Boston Orchestra)