Ingrid Rodriguez is a classically-trained lyric soprano and crossover cabaret singer. Her unique virtuosic approach of combining sets of opera arias with 20th-century cabaret favorites has earned her a special place on the Indianapolis music scene. 

 

Ingrid grew up in her hometown of Indianapolis, IN singing in the Indianapolis Children's Choir. At 19, she became a serious opera student at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. At Jacobs, Ingrid studied under the tutelage of opera legend, Teresa Kubiak. While at IU, she was also a member of the Grammy Award-nominated Singing Hoosiers for 3 years, whom she performed with all over the United States.

 

Today, Ingrid works as a freelance performer and vocal coach. She also makes regular appearances with the Indianapolis Opera chorus- playing in such productions as Don Giovanni, Carousel, Carmen, and Tosca. She also performs with Classical Music Indy- a non-for-profit outreach dedicated to bringing classical music performance to underserved populations in Indianapolis. Ingrid has performed solo at such Indianapolis venues as, The Jazz Kitchen, Indiana Landmarks, the Indianapolis Zoo, Eskenazi Hospital, the Harrison Center for the Arts, and The Melody Inn. In June 2018, she produced her first solo cabaret show for children titled, "Dreams Come True: A Princess Cabaret Show" at the Theater at the Fort in Indianapolis. In 2019 she released her first album titled, "Opera Meets Broadway" - available for sale HERE. She also performs in plays and musicals at her hometown theater, the Historic Ritz Theater.

 

Ingrid's live repertoire includes works from such well-known operas as, La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Le Nozzi di Figaro, Carmen, Gianni Schicci, Giulio Cesare, La Traviata, Die Zauberflote, Cosi Fan Tutte, and musicals such as, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Les Miserables, Cats, Anything Goes, Wicked, Miss Saigon and more!

 

Ingrid is available for hire for public gigs, private parties, weddings, recording jobs, and vocal coaching.