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Sotto Sopra is happy to present another edition of Peabody Nights, an evening of live music provided by students and graduates of the Peabody Institute. The Peabody Institute is the oldest music conservatory in the nation, offering advanced degrees of all levels in music performance, education, composition, history, and sciences. With world-renowned faculty and alumni, it serves as both a stepping stone to the world of music and a connection to Baltimore’s own community.

This evening’s performance will be a dedication of love and affection, in honor of Valentine’s Day! Come enjoy a variety of opera, musical theatre, jazz, and pop songs that celebrate the holiday and feature the evening’s performers:

Daniel Sampson, Tenor

Praised by the New Orleans Times-Picayune for his “strong and moving performance,” tenor Daniel Sampson sings with vigor and inspiration. Sampson actively performs opera, musical theatre, concert, and liturgical works, and has taught at all levels of music education. This season marks his debut with Washington National Opera in Porgy and Bess as Robbins, and as Georgio in Briscula the Magician with Bel Cantanti Opera. He holds degrees in music from Loyola University New Orleans and Peabody Conservatory.

Madilyn Crossland, Mezzo Soprano

Mezzo Soprano Madilyn Crossland is currently serving as a Musician First Class in the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters. In 2019, she sang for the MLB World Series, the Kennedy Center Honors, and various performances at the White House and in the Capital Region. She was a soloist for the Bernstein Mass under the baton of Marin Alsop in 2018, and the Haydn Harmoniemesse with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra in 2017. Known for her versatility, Crossland has a background in musical theatre, as well as pop, jazz, and folk music, and uses these influences in her own original songs. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Chapman University and a Master of Music from the Peabody Institute.

Monica Daly, Piano

Monica is a collaborative pianist currently earning a Graduate Performance Diploma in Vocal Accompanying at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where she studies with Eileen Cornett. She was awarded a full tuition graduate assistantship with the Peabody Opera Theatre and has since been the rehearsal pianist for Bernstein’s MASS, led by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conductor Marin Alsop, the world premiere of Kirke Mechem’s Pride and Prejudice, a Tchaikovsky opera scenes program, and Puccini’s La Rondine and Il Trittico. She has a Bachelors in Piano Performance from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Collaborative Piano from the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. She has played in master classes for Dawn Upshaw, John Harbison, Tara Erraught, Sharon Sweet, Ryan de Ryke, Roger Vignoles, Denyce Graves, and Allen Perriello. In December 2019, Monica was a finalist with mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd in the 2019 London Song Festival’s British Art Song Master Class and Competition led by Roderick Williams. In the summer of 2019, she was granted the young artist vocal coach position at Opera Steamboat in Colorado, where she performed Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. For the 2020-2021 school year, Monica will be joining Opera Columbus and Capital University as a resident artist vocal coach.