"With a voice of steely beauty and great power," (Houston Chronicle) soprano Tamara Wilson began the 2007 - 2008 season with her role debut as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera at the Houston Grand Opera with Patrick Summers conducting. Also at Houston Grand Opera, Ms. Wilson made another role debut as Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail showing "excellent control of her considerable power as well as good coloratura and range" (Houston Chronicle). "A bona fide Verdi soprano, " she will sing Verdi's Marchesa del Poggio in his early opera Un giorno di regno at Wolf Trap and Countess Almaviva in Berkshire Opera's production of Le nozze di Figaro. Ms. Wilson will make her Los Angeles Opera as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte with James Conlon conducting in the 2008 - 2009 season.

A former member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, she has been previously seen as the High Priestess in Aida, the Innkeeper's Wife in The Cunning Little Vixen, and the Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro. Future seasons will see Ms. Wilson return to HGO in leading roles in a variety of repertoire.

In June 2007, Ms. Wilson received acclaim for her performance of Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte with Aspen Opera Theater. Also in the 2006 - 2007 season, she made her debut with the Houston Ballet performing Stravinsky's Les Noces, as well as the role of Bubikopf in a production of Viktor Ullmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis conducted by James Conlon. Other appearances include Rossini's Petite messe solennelle with the Choral Arts Society in Austin, Texas.

Ms. Wilson received her degree at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music (CCM). While at CCM, she sang the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Miss Jessel in Turn of the Screw, among other roles in scenes performances. Other stage experience includes featured solo work with the Cincinnati Baroque Ensemble, such as Monteverdi's Vespers, and Handel's Messiah, Jephthe, and Gloria.

In addition her operatic and orchestral performances, Ms. Wilson is an avid lecturer of vocal technique. In April 2008, Ms. Wilson will be the Guest Master Class Lecturer for the National Pastoral Musicians (NPM) in the Chicago area. Ms. Wilson won first place in the 2005 Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, was a finalist in the 2004 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and was the second place winner of the 2004 Dayton Opera Guild Competition.