Ruston Ropac
NYC-based, Southern California-bred soprano Ruston Ropac brings her artistry to contemporary chamber music, early music, and beyond. An alumna of the Contemporary Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music, she has sung the world premieres of eighteen new pieces of chamber music. She performs regularly with the BlackBox Ensemble and Ember Choral Ensemble, and has appeared with the New York Continuo Collective, Saint Peter’s Bach Collegium, chamber ensembles Amalgama and Ekmeles, and in duo recitals with guitarist/lutenist Peter Argondizza. Notable performances include singing as soloist on Juhi Bansal’s The Lost Country of Sight and Jessica Mays’ Elegy on the BlackBox Ensemble’s 2020 album Elegy, and soloist work in sacred repertoire by Bach, Telemann, Charpentier, and Cavalieri with Saint Peter’s Bach Collegium.