Eden Casteel
soprano/librettist
press
Most definitely, one reason to go see the show is to see the performance by Eden Casteel as Mabel. Casteel has a fine coloratura voice that meets the considerable vocal demands of this role perfectly, and she's a joy to listen to. At the same time, she plays Mabel with a great spirit of fun that's just right."
The Daily Telegram
Casteel has both "a stunning coloratura soprano and a great sense of comic timing.""
The Toledo Blade
A multi-talented singer, teacher, librettist, accompanist and coach, Eden Casteel holds a Master of Music Degree from The University of Maryland at College Park and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
full bio
She was a First Place Winner in the Columbus Symphony Orchestra Young Musician’s Competition, a Finalist in the 25th Annual Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria, a Finalist in the Great Lakes Lyric Opera Competition, and a Semifinalist in the OperaLenawee! Voice Competition. In March 2008 Eden will be a featured vocalist with the American Spiritual Ensemble on its Spanish tour, performing in Bilbao, Barcelona, and Madrid.
A former reporter with the Cincinnati Enquirer who earned a journalism certificate along with her voice degree, Eden has written for several regional and national magazines. She combined her opera and writing talents in her first full-length libretto, Le Nozze Di Tutte (All Marriages are Like That), a combination of Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro. Performed to hilarious acclaim in 2005, the opera was equally well received in June 2006, when it was produced by the Opera Academy of Michigan and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. For her sophomore outing, Eden is writing The Pirates of the Opera, a Gilbert and Sullivan-style parody of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Ms. Casteel is represented exclusively by GKW Creative Management.