Music at Noon · Viviana Goodwin
Praised as a “vibrant lyric soprano” (Opera Wire) with a “beautiful, expressive voice” (Opera Gene), American soprano Viviana Aurelia Goodwin is a rising talent and member of the Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington National Opera. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ms. Goodwin is currently concluding her 2026 season with The Glimmerglass Festival in their productions of Madame Butterfly and Oklahoma, performing the role of Virginia and covering Laurey Williams as well as Despina in a new adaptation of Cosi fan tutte. She has also performed previously as Freida in their run of Sunday in the Park with George that won the 2025 Musical Theatre Award at the International Opera Awards.
In the upcoming 2026/27 season, Ms. Goodwin is looking forward to her role debuts as Ilia in Mozart’s Idomeneo with the Washington National Opera, with the Fort Worth Symphony and as the soprano soloist in Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with the Fredericksburg Symphony.
About Music at Noon:
Academy Art Museum’s acclaimed lunchtime concert series Music at Noon features expertly curated performances by Jeffrey Parker, Board Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, showcasing the region’s premier musical talents.
- October 20th, 2026: Daniel Garcia
- November 17th, 2026; Brielle Perez
- January 19th, 2027; Viviana Goodwin
- February 16th, 2027; Trio Azura
- March 16th, 2027; Candide Quartet
- April 20th, 2027; Michael Kannen and Friends