Stella Markou

Soprano Stella Markou has appeared as a featured soloist for numerous performing venues. Versed in the realm of opera, oratorio and recital work, she has performed as a guest artist with the Dance New Amsterdam Company, the University of Nevada Las Vegas, the Arianna String Quartet and the Ambassadors of Harmony.

Her stage performances include Off-Broadway as well as roles performed from Die Zauberflöte, The Turn of the Screw, The Mikado, The Telephone, La Canterina and The Soldier’s Tale. Recently, she was featured in an international Maria Callas exhibit, sponsored by the Hellenic Parliament Foundation and the Consulate General of Greece.

Her awards include first prize in the Doctoral Division of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), first prize in the Arizona Opera Guild Competition, and she was also the recipient of the prestigious Arizona Community Foundation/Piper Enrichment Grant. In 2010 she was inducted into Sigma Alpha Iota as a Friend of the Arts.

A passionate performer of contemporary music, her festival work includes the Heidelberg New Music Festival, International Computer Music Conference, Electronic Music Midwest and SEAMUS. 

Dr. Markou holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from The University of Arizona. Her work can be found on the SEAMUS and MSR record labels. Since 2007, Dr. Markou has been the Director of Vocal Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she teaches voice and directs their Opera Theatre productions.