Elizabeth Earle Drinks

Soprano

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​Elizabeth Earle Drinks, acclaimed recital soloist, is in demand throughout Central Pennsylvania in both sacred and concert performance. Among her artistic endeavors, Ms. Drinks is an active stage performer with notable credits including Ceres The Tempest, Squeaky Fromme Assassins, Edith Pirates of Penzance, and in the titular role of Henry Purcell's baroque opera Dido and Aeneas. Ms. Drinks has studied classical voice under Jennifer Laubach, Elizabeth Lins Aragunde, and Raya Gonen, a protege of internationally acclaimed German soprano Dame Elisabeth Schwartzkopf. She earned a BA in vocal performance and music composition at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.
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Her undergraduate studies included a special interest in Renaissance music, opera, and underscoring. Her original compositions and arrangements have been performed by collegiate a capella groups, small vocal ensembles, community choirs, theatrical pit bands, concert pianists and professional soloists across Pennsylvania. Ms. Drinks composed original music for Shakespeare: Page to Stage's 2024 production of The Tempest, scored the original musical In Days of Old and underscored the 2015 Short Film Permanent Solution.
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As a Vocal Director, her dual understanding of vocal production and music theory makes Elizabeth Earle Drinks uniquely suited for the role. She has vocally directed soloists, various vocal ensembles, theatrical productions, and most recently In Days of Old: In Concert.
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