Sophia Dove (Hermia) enjoyed taking a few years off from school to teach, write music and perform after graduating in 2016 from University of Colorado, Boulder with degrees in both voice 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, Rapunzel and Jack's Mother with Parlando, 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 and La Virtù in L’incoronazione di Poppea. Dove is currently in her final year of a master's degree in voice pedagogy with a classical concentration at Shenandoah University, where she was Alexander Technique trained and earned a level II certificate at the Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute. You can often hear her sing in the conservatory's opera productions and the occasional CCM gig, including previous roles as Madame Phemié in La Pauvre Eugenié and Nexy in Back into the World. In addition to teaching and performing, Dove is involved in voice science research and is specifically interested in the effect COVID-19 has on the singing voice.