Olanna Goudeau continues to captivate audiences with her dazzling coloratura, rich lyricism, and crystalline upper range. The Port Arthur, Texas native made her National TV debut on Season 9 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, as one half of the opera duo, ACTE II. Since her appearances on the show she has toured both the US and abroad to great acclaim.  Olanna enjoys an active performance schedule as a multi-genre performer.

Ms. Goudeau began 2024 in the MET Museum’s presentation of  “Handel: Made in America” under the baton of Maestro Malcolm Merriweather. She was a featured soloist at the Queens Library’s Black History Month Presentation as well as in The Concert Chorale’s Celebration of Spirituals (Feb 2024). Following a successful trip to China (Nov 2023) for the recording of Aaron Zigman’s Emigre, Olanna once again joined the NY Philharmonic Chorus under the baton of Maestro Long Yu for the US/New York debut (March 2024).

Other notable performances include: Alvin Ailey’s Revelations LIVE (Soprano Soloist), Handel’s Messiah (Soprano Soloist), Opera in the Park (Soprano Soloist) and Vivaldi’s Alleluia from RV 626 with Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow. In 2022 Olanna joined the Young Artist Debut Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Frank Collura,  to present the World Premiere Performances of several of Harry T. Burleigh’s spirituals. 

Olanna’s operatic performance credits include: Clorinda (La Cenerentola), Bess (Porgy & Bess), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Queen of the Night and Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Lakmé (Lakmé), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Rose Maybud (Ruddigore), Lauretta (Le Docteur Miracle), Gretel (Hansel & Gretel) and Hannah in the first ever gospel opera (Hannah’s Song of Praise) with music by Damien Sneed. Ms. Goudeau also joined Opera Theatre St. Louis as Treemonisha (Treemonisha) for the workshop of the production. 

She has also had the distinct pleasure of premiering several new works including Michael Ching’s acapella opera, A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Hermia) and Waundell Saavedra’s children’s opera Sweet Dreams (Sparkle), Julia Seeholzer’s “Portraits of Disquiet” with Fresh Squeezed Opera and most recently William Averitt’s Afro-American Fragments No. 4 Song for Billie Holiday. 

Olanna was invited to attend the Minuetto Festival as a Resident Artist where she was awarded the Milton Cross Rising Star Award, has earned a spot as a Regional Finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, was awarded 1st place by NATS and 2nd place at the Benton-Schmidt Opera Competition. Ms. Goudeau held young artist residencies at Cincinnati Opera, Opera New Jersey, Taos Opera Institute, and Cimarron Opera.

A self-proclaimed multi-passionate, Olanna enjoys a busy life as a singer, mother, administrator, voice teacher, and a certified Life & Business Coach. She is a proud member of The NY Philharmonic Chorus, The Unsung Collective, Voices of Harlem, Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow (CST), and The Concert Chorale of Harlem (TCCH).