About Sierra Mccorvey

Sierra McCorvey (she/her)  has been featured with the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, Packard Band, Stambaugh Chorus, The Thiel College Choir and Mahoning Valley Chorale. McCorvey has sung several roles including: Iris in Marc Blitzstein’s The Harpies (Kent State University), Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte (Youngstown State University), The Fairy in Massenet’s Cendrillon, (Youngstown State University), Lily/ Strawberry Woman in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Cleveland Opera and Opera Western Reserve),  2nd Witch in Verdi’s Macbeth (Opera Western Reserve) and Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica (Youngstown State University). Sierra recently worked on the role of Anina in Opera Western Reserve’s latest covid-19 project, A Taste of La Traviata that aired last fall.  

Sierra was nominated for WKBN’s Hometown Hero award in 2018 for inspiring youth through the arts.  Sierra has won the Italian Scholarship League, SAI Competition and Tozzi Award Scholarships.  This year, Sierra won first place in category 15 at NATS-Ohio Chapter. She recently graduated with a Masters of Music degree at Youngstown State University and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts. When not performing, she enjoys exposing inner-city youth to the joy of opera and teaching in the community.