With her “velvet tones” and “expressive manner”, soprano Amanda A. Keenan is a voice to be heard [and seen]!
Ms. Keenan is a native to Southern California, where she completed her undergraduate Vocal Performance studies at Cal State Fullerton. During her studies, she performed frequently, and had the pleasure to premiere the principal role in the new opera “A Wake or a Wedding” written by Richard Pearson Thomas.
On the opera stage Amanda recently made her debuts with the Corona Del Mar Baroque Festival singing the role of Dorinda in Handel’s ‘Orlando’ and with the Pacific Symphony as Adele in ‘Die Fledermaus’. In 2017 Amanda attended the prestigious American Bach Soloists Academy in San Fransisco, where she was called “captivating” for her performances in Purcell’s ‘King Arthur’ and Bach’s ‘B Minor Mass’.
Equally at home on concert and opera stages alike, her notable solo concert performances include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Poulenc’s Gloria and C.P.E Bach’s Magnificat with the Angeles Chorale, Mozart’s Requiem with Citrus College, and Mahler’s Second Symphony with Young Artist Symphony Orchestra of Los Angeles. She is very excited to make her debut with the Pasadena Symphony in Mozart’s Requiem!
Cornering the market on crossover singing, Ms. Keenan recently made her Dolby Theater debut as the soprano soloist in the Eorzean Symphony for the ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ concerts in Los Angeles, and her LA Live debut as the soprano soloist in the ‘Music of Miyazaki’ concert.
In 2018 she was selected as a finalist in the Handel Aria Competition this year, and was a semi-finalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition in NY in 2016, and was a recipient of the Opera Buffs award in 2016.
Amanda truly enjoys singing and performing a variety of repertoire. She fronts the very sexy, modern jazz fusion band ‘Citizen Kitten’ who performs at various venues throughout LA and beyond. Amanda is an active session singer for movies and videos games. She also enjoyes writing and producing songs in her spare time, and has aspirations of becoming a singing DJ!
In addition to singing, Amanda is a professional model and a yoga teacher. You might catch one of her classes, or find paintings of her hanging in galleries around her hometown of Los Angeles.