Soprano and multi-faceted artist Hannah Spierman has garnered consistent praise, both for her vocal beauty and for her compelling stage presence. Her solo appearances with Canterbury Choral Society include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noel, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem, Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem, Ariani's Oratorio di San Francesco, and Handel's Saul. She has been honored to serve as the Soprano 1 Section Leader since 2017.
With Oswego Opera Theater, Hannah recently created the role of Mrs. Aron in the world premiere of Charles Abeles' The Golden Cage, which was written in 1945 during the composer's internment at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, America's only such shelter for refugees of the Holocaust. A frequent performer with the Bronx Opera, her roles with the company include the New Prioress in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Agathe in Der Freizchütz, Alice Ford in both Verdi’s Falstaff and Vaughan Williams’ Sir John in Love, Birdie Hubbard in Marc Blitzstein’s Regina, Countess Almaviva, Musetta, both Donna Anna and Donna Elvira, and many others. Hannah's other roles, performed both in the New York area and regionally throughout the United States, include Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Mimì (La bohème), Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos), Giorgetta (Il tabarro), First Lady (The Magic Flute), Maria Boccanegra (Simon Boccanegra), and Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus).
On the concert stage, recent highlights include appearances with Death of Classical's Crypt Sessions in the New York City premiere of Nico Muhly's The Street, and soloing in the world premiere of A Festival of Psalms by David and Kerensa Briggs. Hannah has performed as a soloist with such ensembles as the New York Choral Society, Litha Symphony, and Garden State Philharmonic. A graduate of the New England Conservatory, Hannah resides in The Bronx with her husband and frequent artistic collaborator, stage director Benjamin Spierman.