about
Bailey Sutton is a young American soprano rapidly gaining recognition for her shimmering, silver tone and nuanced musicality. Originally from La Grange, North Carolina, Bailey frequently performs in concert and on the opera stage with North Carolina Opera as a soloist and ensemble member.
In the 2023 season, Bailey Sutton made her debut with Opera Arlington as Adina in selections from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and appeared with the company as a guest soloist at the Arlington Museum of Art. Bailey recently created the role of Hero in the world premiere of Evan Keene’s Much Ado About Nothing at Stafford Opera Troupe, and has also portrayed Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel and Gretel and Drusilla from Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea. In addition to opera, Bailey has performed many musical theater and straight theater roles, such as Mrs. Nordstrom from Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, and Abby Brewster from Joseph Kesselring’s Arsenic and Old Lace.
Bailey was a finalist in the 2019 Orpheus Vocal Competition in Tennessee, where she won the Donizetti Award; later that season, she was selected as a Young Artist for the 2020 CoOPERAtive program at Westminster Choir College and was a semi-finalist in the 2020 Premiere Opera Foundation + NYIOP Vocal Competition.
Off the stage, Bailey is passionate about serving her community through the arts and empowering young musicians. In addition to her private voice studio, she currently serves students as the director of choirs and head of the drama department at North Lenoir High School. Bailey holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from East Carolina University and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from University of Mount Olive.
