https://www.lorischulmansoprano.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e39c88eec9b82768e3c37b2/1645420804072-F4EFUVTOMQHFHJ21U5W4/2D99443E-C28F-4CC4-97A7-74351EF90C0F.jpeg About Lori Schulman grew up in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and currently resides in Santa Cruz, California. A versatile lyric-coloratura soprano, Lori has performed leading roles in both opera and musical theater to critical acclaim. Her most recent roles include Adele in Die Fledermaus with Santa Cruz Opera Project and the Stepmother in Into the Woods with Santa Cruz Shakespeare. Other favorite roles include Andrea/Archangel Michael in Jerry Springer: The Opera, Musetta in La Bohème, Cunegonde in Candide, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Kathy in Company, Laurey in Oklahoma, Cosette in Les Misérables, Papagena in The Manga Flute, Ilia in Idomeneo, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, and Amore in La Didone. As a frequent performer in the Monterey Bay area, Lori has appeared as a concert soloist in works such as Bach’s Wedding Cantata, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Stravinsky’s Pastorale, Respighi’s Lauda per la Natività del Signore, Handel’s Messiah, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Mendelssohn’s Hör mein Bitten, and O’Regan’s The Ecstasies Above, among others. Most recently, she performed selections from Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letters and Alex Temple’s Behind the Wallpaper with the Santa Cruz Chamber Players. Lori is regularly featured as a soloist with Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra, where she has taken on challenging and dramatic works, including David Del Tredici’s Dracula, Handel’s Laudate Pueri Dominum, Joseph Schwantner’s Sparrows, and Christopher Cerrone’s The Pieces That Fall to Earth. In addition to her concert and stage work, Lori is an active recitalist and chamber musician. She performs with the genre-bending vocal and string quintet Marea Ensemble, which explores new music and innovative programming that bridges classical and contemporary traditions, and frequently appears at private events throughout the Santa Cruz area. A graduate of San Jose State University, Lori earned her B.M. in Vocal Performance with honors and won First Place in the San Jose Opera Guild Scholarship Competition and Second Place in the San Jose Music Study Club Competition. In 2022, Lori co-founded Santa Cruz Opera Project, driven by a mission to make opera accessible to all, regardless of their background or familiarity with the art form. She also shares her passion for music as a private voice teacher, nurturing the next generation of talent. 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