Recognized for her strong musicianship and an expressive stage presence, Olivia Siri is an emerging lyric soprano with musical interests spanning from opera and art song to choral music and musical theatre. She feels at home both on and off the stage, with experience as both a seasoned performer and voice and piano teacher.

Olivia recently earned her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from California State University, Fullerton’s School of Music under the tutelage of Dr. Joni Prado. While completing her graduate studies, Olivia performed the roles of Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring, 1st Spirit in Die Zauberflöte, and Rima in the West Coast premiere of Elizabeth Greene’s concert opera Hajar. She also performed partial roles including the title character in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), and Meg (Little Women). As a soloist, both of her graduate recitals were carefully curated. Her final one had a Seasons theme in which each of the four sets represented one, and included works such as Delibes’ Sous le dôme épais from Lakmé (as the title character) and Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Olivia’s first year recital had themes of love and nature, with works such as “Green Finch and Linnet Bird” from Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Mozart’s “An Chlöe”. Additionally, Olivia performed in a masterclass with Bass-Baritone Nicholas Isherwood, workshopping a newly composed piece written specifically for her.

In the Summer of 2025, Olivia attended Bach-Millenium Music at Santa Clara University. While there, she worked with esteemed faculty including Jane Randolph, Alexander Katsman, Marcie Stapp, Milena Georgieva-Bach, and Timothy Bach. She performed Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro and was a soloist in their aria and opera scenes concerts with piano and the resident orchestra. She will return in 2026 to sing 1st Lady in Die Zaüberflote.

Olivia has been a member of the Orange County based professional ensemble Pacific Chorale since 2024, under the direction of Dr. Robert Istad and Kibsaim Escárcega. Her most recent engagements with the choir include Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé under the baton of Pacific Symphony’s Artistic and Music Director Alexander Shelley and Verdi Requiem with director emeritus Carl St. Clair. In Fall 2026 she will peform Mahler 2 and Carmina Burana with both groups.

Olivia attended Miami Music Festival in 2024, working with Dr. Marc Callahan, Sandra Lopez-Neill, and Manny Perez in their production of Die Zauberflöte as 2nd Lady and was a soloist in the cast’s aria concert. She also performed in a masterclass by conductor Aaron Bried.

Olivia obtained a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music in 2023 where she studied with Dr. Rebecca Sherburn and Patricia Gee. While at Chapman, Olivia recieved the Bramlage Opera Award for her excellence in covering Noémie in Massenet’s Cendrillon, which was sung in English and set in 1950s Old Hollywood. She also performed in the chorus of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas and 2nd Spirit in Die Zauberflöte. Olivia was also a member of University Singers for three years as well as the Early Music Ensemble. She won the Thomas G. Hall Early Music Ensemble award for her outstanding contributions.

In 2022, she made her Italy debut at Opera Seme under the guidance of Dr. Matthew Schloneger, Gianni Bruschi, and Lauren Kozyk. While there, she was a soloist in their Broadway and Jazz concert with Orchestra Instabile Die Arezzo (OIDA) and performed La Contessa in Umberto Giordano’s Mese Mariano as well as Act 2 of Le nozze di Figaro as Susannna.

Olivia currently teaches in-home voice and piano lessons through Dexter Music and maintains an active private studio when needed. She works with various ages and abilities (Beginner through Advanced, ages 5 and up), including those with learning and cognitive differences, while incorporating light movement in her lessons due to her strong background in it. While classical music is her specialty, her students have sung pop and musical theatre repertoire as well. She uses a gentle approach and caters to each student’s needs, while emphasizing proper technique and knowledge of music theory while keeping lessons fun and engaging.

A native of Redwood City, CA, Olivia is currently based in Southern CA. When she is not performing or teaching, you’ll find her at various music events, binging a TV show, or baking. She also considers herself a Disney adult since she lives 10 minutes away from Disneyland and has been there over 20 times in her life.