BIOGRAPHY

DR. ANGELA KNIGHT is a classically trained, international soprano in her 16th season with the Washington National Opera where she performs regularly and has sung in over 400 performances. Recent roles include "Idomeno" - The Cretan Woman, "The Crucible" - Betty Paris, "Le Nozze Di Figaro" - Barbarina, and Second Lady in "Sly" for U.S. and Japanese audiences. A lyric-coloratura soprano, Dr. Knight attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory and George Mason University where she was honored as the Outstanding Musician at graduation.

She is a two-time winner of the NATS singing competition. After winning the Star Alliance Competition, Angela traveled to Beijing, China to perform her originally composed aria "Le Jardin" at the "Great Hall" for The Prime Minister of China, worldwide delegates, dignitaries, and government officials.

Being chosen to represent the United States as a vocalist in the  "World Championship of Performing Artist," she traveled to Hollywood, California to compete where she won three gold medals. She has performed multiple times in Sicily Italy, including sold out performances of her originally composed Christian stage show/concert "Giubileo.” When the CD from that show was released, the songs were so well received and played on Christian radio that Angela was nominated for the ICM New Artist of the Year Award.

Angela has also traveled to Japan with the Washington Opera, to Frankfurt Germany to sing on a USO tour for the United States Armed Forces, to Calabria, Italy as guest soloist at a theological convention and across the Republic of Georgia on a concert tour, including the U.S. Embassy.

She has been featured as a guest artist to represent the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center's season opening had solo appearances at the U.S. Capitol, The Lincoln Memorial, The Shakespeare Theater and The Sylvan Theatre in Washington D.C.  She was chosen to sing the National Anthem for President George W. Bush at the National Republican fundraiser in Washington D.C. and recently for the U.S. Senate. She has also sung the National Anthem for many Washington D.C. area sporting events, including the Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals and the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase horse race.

Since 2009, Dr. Knight has represented Prince William County, VA on the Executive Board of the Hylton Performing Arts Center.  She is a teaching artist for the Washington National Opera and represents them in the Northern Virginia region. Angela is giving back to the community by giving private piano and voice lessons to young artists. 

Angela produces and headlines an annual Christmas benefit concert featuring outstanding singers, musicians and dancers raising thousands of dollars for Wounded Warriors, Child Help and local charities or families that “need to know they are loved by the community.”

Dr. Angela Knight received her Doctorate of Ministry from CLU in November of 2018 and resides in northern Virginia with her husband, Wade and daughter, Marinna.