| Caroline Selia originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduated with Honors from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University. She completed her Masters of Music degree at the University of Tennessee where she was a member of the Knoxville Opera Studio Apprenticeship Program. Based in New York City, Ms. Selia a singer & actress likes to smear the edges of new, contemporary music and recently she premiered the leading lady role in Wednesday Before Last written by Kristin Hevner, Daniel Wyatt, and Royce Vavreck and also premiered the role of Jane in One Hot Kitchen by Kristin Hevner Wyatt, Daniel Wyatt, & David Caudle based off the play by the same name produced by The Medicine Show Theatre (NYC - Theatre Row) & Metropolis Opera Projects. With a recording of One Hot Kitchen due out later in 2012, Ms. Selia will continue to play the role of Jane in a future production as well. Check out Caroline's interview with Adam Rothenberg about ONE HOT KITCHEN at his musical theatre blog: Call Me Adam "Caroline Selia herself also gave a powerful performance and wowed with her glittering, pitch-perfect voice." - Opera Insider on Wednesday Before Last at Crash Mansion, June 28, 2010. As a musical theatre actress, Ms. Selia can be heard on the recording of the original musical Show People by James Rubio & David Caudle based off the Actor's Equity. She was seen last summer belting it out at the charity benefit concert Singin' in the Shower with American Idol finalist and B'way veteran Diana DeGarmo and hosted by Bradely d. Gale on July 5, 2010 for Broadway at Birdland Jazz Club in NYC. She also starred in the Off-Broadway musical Lighthouse: A Romantic Musical Adventure as Lucinda, The Widow at the The Shell Theatre on West 43rd St. on Theatre Row which ran for over six weeks to sold out houses! Ms. Selia has also filmed several television spots including a memorable role as a singing neighbor in the series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as well as filming a guest spot on a E! Entertainment Pilot PR Girls as a rock n' roll singer. When Ms. Selia is not performing, she is building the music education department for the impressive and well established, early childhood education center of 74th St. MAGIC on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and also at The Studio in New Canaan, CT. Caroline is also involved with various children's programs throughout New York City and has appeared on television as a part of the 'Wednesday's Child Adoption Program' as both singer and teacher to six year old Eligahes. The Wednesday's Child is a weekly televised feature that helps recruit adoptive families who can provide permanent and loving homes for New York City foster children. She is also breaking ground with her acting and vocal workshops for her well respected private voice studio where she has been teaching for over 8 years. Along with that, she is a well connected member of the artistic community, having created and producing the Musaic Concert Series which features talented musicians and performers from rock n' roll, musical theatre, opera, and pop/jazz. She has also joined forces with the fashion industry in taking part of 'Night at the Opera', a breakthrough concept created by up and coming fashion designer, Heather Rama for her Fall 2007 line. She appeared in the Knoxville Opera's world-renowned Rossini Festival as Alida Slade in Robert Ward's Roman Fever to acclaimed reviews: "Roman Fever" is basically a restrained cat fight. As the conniving mother Alida Slade, Caroline Selia was beyond excellent." (News Sentinal) along with making her professional debut as the Second Lady in The Magic Flute with Knoxville Opera. Her favorite opera roles to date includes, Susannah in Susannah, Roselinda in Die Fledermaus, and Liu in Turandot. Favorite musical theatre productions credits include Irene in Crazy For You, Liat in South Pacific, Dana in Smile, Mary in Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? She has won many competitions including Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria, 3rd place and she won the Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in Nashville, along with 1st place in both Musical Theatre and Classical for Women at the NATS Tri-State Pennsylvania competition. Ms. Selia is currently represented by Marius Bargielski of the Metropolis Artists Agency, Inc. in the Theatre, Film/Television, & Commercial Divisions. |
