Janine Porter

Lyric coloratura soprano, performed extensively with the former Cleveland Opera on Tour. Her roles included Madame Butterfly, Olympia, Rosina, Mabel, Josephine, Peter Rabbit, and City Mouse. Other leading roles include the Mother in Tri-C Western Campus’ production of "Amahl and the Night Visitors," the Countess in Stocker Center’s production of “The Marriage of Figaro,” and Rosina at Duke University’s production of “ The Barber of Seville,” and the title role in Little Red Riding Hood with TrueNorth. Her concert and oratorio work include the soprano solos in Handel’s Messiah with the Cleveland Messiah Chorus, Haydn’s Creation, and Schubert's Mass in G with TrueNorth Cultural Arts, and Brahms Requiem, Rutter’s Magnificat, Bach’s Cantata No.140, Mozart’s Regina Coeli, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, and Poulenc’s Gloria at Lorain County Community College. Janine also had the rare opportunity to perform Pierrot Lunaire with the Ars Futura Ensemble at Cleveland Institute of Music. Janine has a passion for helping students of all ages develop their best solo voice, no matter what style of music they are singing. Janine received her Bachelor of Music degree from Ohio Northern University, and a Master of Music degree in voice from the University of Akron where she studied with Dr.Mary Schiller. In addition to her singing and teaching, she loves spending time with her husband and two children.,