Instrument/Department: Voice
Joined Hochstein faculty in: 2025
Ms. Best is a versatile artist bridging opera, jazz, and musical theater; singing performances across the globe. Her operatic performances include: LA Opera, Opera Tampa, Buffalo Opera Unlimited, Nickel City Opera, Salt Marsh Opera, The Center for Contemporary Opera, and The Santa Fe Opera Young Artist Program. She is a featured artist with The Buffalo Philharmonic, The New Jersey Festival Orchestra, and The Florida Orchestra. Ms. Best has been featured at The Iridium Jazz Club, Birdland Jazz, and the Savannah Music and VOICE festivals. This fall, Ms. Best will debut the role of Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir at Blackfriars Theatre. She is known for her nuanced and dramatic interpretation of Carmen, as well as many contemporary roles (Mrs. Otis, The Canterville Ghost), Alice Ryley, Madeline in Three Decembers, and The First Prioress in The Dialogues of the Carmelites. She is featured on the Naxos album, Jane Eyre, by Louis Karchin. Ms. Best is a three time soloist at Carnegie Hall and has toured the country singing performances of The Great American Songbook. She is thrilled to join the faculty at Hochstein.