Hailed by The New York Times as a “vivid, charismatic, daring singing actor,” Naomi made her professional debut starring on the West End in Terrence McNally’s play Master Class. Sought after for her interpretations of contemporary opera, her “startling, spectacularly animated performance” (Broadway World) of the world premiere of Emma O’Halloran’s virtuosic monodrama Mary Motorhead at NYC’s Prototype Festival and LA Opera was applauded by critics as “a great operatic impersonation of the ecstatic driving force of an inner being” (LA Times).

Naomi’s performance work encompasses both theatrical and operatic repertoire, and she has collaborated on projects that vary from sound sculpture installations to cabarets to virtual reality performance art. Notable roles include Bartók’s Judith (Boston Lyric Opera,) Monteverdi’s Poppea (Oper Frankfurt,) Mozart’s Cherubino (Welsh National Opera, Atlanta Opera,) Offenbach’s La Périchole (Garsington Opera,) and Mélisande—in both Maeterlinck’s play and Debussy’s opera—with the Cincinnati Symphony.

Praised by The New York Times as “a natural in the recital format” for her Carnegie Hall debut recital Witches, Bitches & Women in Britches, her recordings have featured on WQXR and the Met Live Arts Series. Naomi is a graduate of The Juilliard School and works internationally as a collaborative performer and writer. Information on upcoming projects can be found at www.naomilouisaoconnell.com