Ariel Bybee

Ariel Bybee (January 9, 1943 – March 20, 2018) was a mezzo-soprano who has had a distinguished career as a soloist, voice teacher and university opera director. According to Opera News (June 2000), she was "a prominent mezzo at the Metropolitan Opera for eighteen seasons." She sang over 460 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.

Ariel Bybee, Mezzo Soprano

Bybee received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1965. She later took advanced musical studies in New York where one of her voice teachers was Cornelius L. Reid.[1] Bybee was an alumna of the Music Academy of the West where she attended in 1969.[2]

Bybee was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has soloed with the Tabernacle Choir.[3] At the 2001 dedication of the Winter Quarters, Nebraska Temple Bybee sang a solo.[4]

  1. ^ Thomas, Sara (1 May 2008). "Obituaries : Remembering Cornelius L Reid". csmusic.ne. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Alumni Roster". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ ldsfilm bios
  4. ^ "Newest temple stands on sanctified soil", Church News, April 28, 2008.