Soprano, Désirée Wattelet, is quickly being recognized as a promising young soprano whose impressive voice is
presenting a unique mark upon several operatic and concert stages. She has performed with opera companies and
symphony orchestras throughout the United States. Recent appearances include Virtue – L’incoronazione di Poppea;
Mary - The Ballad of Baby Doe and the youth performance of Donna Elvira - Don Giovanni at the Central City
Opera House Association; Aksinya/Woman Convict - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and 5th Maid - Elektra at the Austin
Lyric Opera and the Witch in Sondheim’s Into the Woods at the North Central Wisconsin Conservatory of the Arts.
Some engagements for the 2010/2011 season will include the following: The role of the The Queen of Night in
Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with the Asheville Lyric Opera, The Nicolet Live Concert Series - solo jazz cabaret
recital, The Romance of Opera and Song at the Wausau Conservatory of Music and Fielder House.
Her stage experience includes performances in the roles of Donna Anna/Donna Elvira, Virtue, Drusilla, Tatiana,
Lauretta, Lucy, Nanetta, Amelia, Violetta, Countess, Despina, Fiordiligi, Belinda, Queen of the Night, 1rst Lady,
Pamina, Konstanze, Musetta, Juliette, Marguerite, Adina, and Susannah.
As a recitalist and chamber musician, her concert credits include Guest Artist appearances for Nicolet College, the
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, the Wausau Lyric Choir & Festival Orchestra, the University of Texas at
Austin, the Wednesday Morning Music Club, the Austin Lyric Opera Guild, the Austin Women’s Society, the
University of Texas Performing Arts Center, the Aurora Borealis Festival, Musical Bridges Across the World, the
Austin Chamber Music Festival, the University of Texas Chamber Orchestra, Concert Chorale and Chorale Arts
Society, the Armstrong Community Music School, the Orchestra of the Pines and Mu Phi Epsilon.
She was a Regional Semi-finalist and District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions -
Southwest Region, an Encouragement Award Winner at the Orpheus National Music Competition for Vocalists,
Middle TN Choral Society and 3rd Place Winner in both the Fielder Grant for Vocal Career Advancement and the
Laureen Butler Vocal Competition, El Paso Opera.
Désirée Wattelet is a Wisconsin native and received a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin
Stevens Point, where she received the Eunice De Baker and Susan B. Coleman Music Scholarships. She then
moved directly into her master’s program at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX, where she
studied vocal pedagogy with Dr. David Jones, the founder of the Vocal Pedagogy Department at Stephen F. Austin
State University. Upon completion of her M.M. in Vocal Performance, the Music Department and Friends of the
Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University awarded her their most prestigious prizes, the President’s Award and
Vocal Recitalist of the Year. Désirée completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice & Opera at the University of
Texas at Austin and was given the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Student Awards Convocation.
Currently, Dr. Wattelet is on the music faculty at Nicolet Area Technical College, where she develops and teaches
college level music curriculum and programs responsive to the needs of the University Transfer Program, the
Business & Community Education – Personal Enrichment Program and the Learning in Retirement Program.
She a Master Level - Choral Clinician and Festival Judge for the Wisconsin State Music Association and is also
member of the National and Wisconsin Chapters of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
presenting a unique mark upon several operatic and concert stages. She has performed with opera companies and
symphony orchestras throughout the United States. Recent appearances include Virtue – L’incoronazione di Poppea;
Mary - The Ballad of Baby Doe and the youth performance of Donna Elvira - Don Giovanni at the Central City
Opera House Association; Aksinya/Woman Convict - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and 5th Maid - Elektra at the Austin
Lyric Opera and the Witch in Sondheim’s Into the Woods at the North Central Wisconsin Conservatory of the Arts.
Some engagements for the 2010/2011 season will include the following: The role of the The Queen of Night in
Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with the Asheville Lyric Opera, The Nicolet Live Concert Series - solo jazz cabaret
recital, The Romance of Opera and Song at the Wausau Conservatory of Music and Fielder House.
Her stage experience includes performances in the roles of Donna Anna/Donna Elvira, Virtue, Drusilla, Tatiana,
Lauretta, Lucy, Nanetta, Amelia, Violetta, Countess, Despina, Fiordiligi, Belinda, Queen of the Night, 1rst Lady,
Pamina, Konstanze, Musetta, Juliette, Marguerite, Adina, and Susannah.
As a recitalist and chamber musician, her concert credits include Guest Artist appearances for Nicolet College, the
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, the Wausau Lyric Choir & Festival Orchestra, the University of Texas at
Austin, the Wednesday Morning Music Club, the Austin Lyric Opera Guild, the Austin Women’s Society, the
University of Texas Performing Arts Center, the Aurora Borealis Festival, Musical Bridges Across the World, the
Austin Chamber Music Festival, the University of Texas Chamber Orchestra, Concert Chorale and Chorale Arts
Society, the Armstrong Community Music School, the Orchestra of the Pines and Mu Phi Epsilon.
She was a Regional Semi-finalist and District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions -
Southwest Region, an Encouragement Award Winner at the Orpheus National Music Competition for Vocalists,
Middle TN Choral Society and 3rd Place Winner in both the Fielder Grant for Vocal Career Advancement and the
Laureen Butler Vocal Competition, El Paso Opera.
Désirée Wattelet is a Wisconsin native and received a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin
Stevens Point, where she received the Eunice De Baker and Susan B. Coleman Music Scholarships. She then
moved directly into her master’s program at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX, where she
studied vocal pedagogy with Dr. David Jones, the founder of the Vocal Pedagogy Department at Stephen F. Austin
State University. Upon completion of her M.M. in Vocal Performance, the Music Department and Friends of the
Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University awarded her their most prestigious prizes, the President’s Award and
Vocal Recitalist of the Year. Désirée completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice & Opera at the University of
Texas at Austin and was given the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Student Awards Convocation.
Currently, Dr. Wattelet is on the music faculty at Nicolet Area Technical College, where she develops and teaches
college level music curriculum and programs responsive to the needs of the University Transfer Program, the
Business & Community Education – Personal Enrichment Program and the Learning in Retirement Program.
She a Master Level - Choral Clinician and Festival Judge for the Wisconsin State Music Association and is also
member of the National and Wisconsin Chapters of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
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