Sophia Dove has enjoyed taking a few years off from school to teach, write music and perform after graduating in 2016 from University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in both vocal performance and speech pathology. Upon graduation, she sang with regional opera companies, including the titular character in Montsalvatge's Puss in Boots with Boulder Opera, Mrs. Nolan with Denver Immersive Opera, and roles in CU New Opera Workshop premieres. Her notable credits with the Eklund Opera Program at CU include the role of Despina in Così fan tutte, the Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel, La Virtù in L’incoronazione di Poppea, and a nun in Dialogues des Carmélites. Ms. Dove is currently in her final year of a the Master of Music in Pedagogy (Classical Voice) at Shenandoah University, where you can often hear her sing in the conservatory's opera productions.