Meet Gloria Palermo

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Gloria Palermo is thrilled to be making her debut with First Coast Opera. Gloria is originally from Cocoa, Florida and currently based in Tampa. Her most recent performances include concert appearances in Spanish Nights with Opera Tampa and Beethoven 9 with the Longmont Symphony in Colorado. In 2023 Gloria completed her Artist Diploma at the University of Colorado Boulder. Before that Gloria was a Studio Artist with Opera Orlando for two seasons where she sang several roles, most notably Hansel in Hansel and Gretel and Mercédès in Carmen. In addition to performing, Gloria is a dedicated and passionate voice teacher across all genres of singing. She holds a Master’s in Music from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s in Music from Rice University and has received additional training at the Santa Fe Opera, Tanglewood Music Festival and the Aspen Music Festival.