Soprano, Christina Kushnick received her MM at Manhattan School of Music in 2020, under the tutelage of Shirley Close. Ms. Kushnick has also been a student of Dolora Zajick's Institute of Young Dramatic Voices since 2017. Previous credits include Aida (High Priestess), and scenes from Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne) and Un Ballo in Maschera (Amelia). She was also chosen as the Soprano Solo Cover for Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 during Manhattan School of Music's Centennial Celebration. Other past performances include Hansel and Gretel (The Witch) with Manhattan School of Music, made her Carnegie Hall debut in the Vanessa Quintet for the MSM Centennial Gala in April, and attended the Musik Theater Bavaria program in Oberaudorf, Germany in July 2019. Ms. Kushnick is a humble recipient of the Richard F. Gold Career Grant.