Pamela Hinchman

Soprano Pamela Hinchman has received universal critical acclaim since being named one of Musical America’s “Young Artists to Watch.” She has performed with opera companies and symphony orchestras throughout the United States and abroad. She created the title role in the world premiere of Menotti’s The Bride from Pluto at the Kennedy Center and has performed with the Spoleto Festival in Italy and with the opera companies of Pittsburgh, Miami, Palm Beach, Chattanooga and many others.

Recitals and masterclass venues include Indiana University, University of Michigan, Curtis Institute of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, Riga Academy of Music in Latvia , Vilnius Academy in Lithuania, Tenerife Spain, Antigua, Guatemala, the American Cathedral in Paris Georges V Series and The Globe Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, England and the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Operaic engagements included Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with the Cleveland Opera, Adina in L’elisir d’amore for Knoxville Opera and Nashville Opera, Kathie in The Student Prince at Utah Festival Opera, and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Opera Grand Rapids and the Cleveland Opera. Ms. Hinchman has performed in concert with orchestras worldwide, including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony in Israel, the Cairo Symphony and the Hong Kong Philharmonic, among many others. Cross over work with symphonies such as National Symphony, Pittsburg Symphony, New World Symphony rounds out her versatility as a teacher and a performer. She is frequently engaged for the leading roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, including Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance and Yum-Yum in The Mikado.

A native of Pennsylvania, Pamela Hinchman received her master’s degree in Opera from the Curtis Institute of Music At summer programs, she has taught at CCM/s Lucca, Italy program for 4 years, La Musica Lirica for 5 years, Music in the Marche for one year and she hosts a Summer Opera Intensive at Northwestern University. In addition to her active performance career, Ms. Hinchman is currently a professor at Northwestern University and a teacher on Aspire Music International.