Caroline Selia : Singer : Actress : Biography

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
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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.

Caroline Selia working with Eligahes on his music skills for the
adoption program Wednesday's Child for NBC- New York City.

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