Marie Hadley Robinson, a native of Thomasville, Georgia, made her operatic debut as Aida with the Graz Opera, where she was principal soloist for three years. During her tenure at Graz, she was hailed by critics as, "the finest Tosca of her generation." Also at Graz, she became the first soprano of her race to portray the role of Sieglinda in Die Walkuere in a state performance anywhere in the world. Subsequent engagements took her to Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Prague, Kassel, Zurich, and a tour of Japan with the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. She also was principal soloist for five years with the National Theatre Mannheim. Her repertoire includes thirty-three major roles and. She has appeared in forty-two companies in Eastern and Western Europe as well as in South America. In the United States, she has performed with Michigan Opera Theater, Los Angeles Opera Theater, and the Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Omaha Operas and Opera Ebony. Ms Robinson has appeared in recitals at Shenandoah University, Florida A & M University, the University of Iowa and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where she was the soprano soloist in Verdi's Requiem and Poulenc's Gloria with the Paul Hill Chorale and the Washington Oratorio Society. In April of 2005, she was the soprano soloist in Mahler's Second Symphony with the Penn State Orchestra, PA and will do Mendelssohn's Lobgesang with the University of Delaware's orchestra. With Opera Ebony, she sang in the concert version of Fosca by Brazilian composer Carlos Gomes in New York and with the Saskatchewan Symphony in Saskatoon, Canada a concert version of Porgy and Bess. She has also sang Bess twice at Longwood Gardens, PA, with William Warfield and Raemond Martin and the Kennett Symphony. Most recently, Ms Robinson performed the role of Aida with Opera International in Mexico, Hong Kong, Marseille, and Lyon, and with OperaDelaware. At the university, she has co-directed The Medium, Gianni Schiccihi, Trial by Jury, and The Secret Marriage. During the fall of 2002, she produced the Marriage of Figaro with Leland Kimball as director and Patrick Evans as musical director. Marie Hadley Robinson earned her Doctor of Music and Master of Music Degrees from Florida State University where she studied with Elena Nikolaide and Yvonne Ciannella. She earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Music Education at Florida A. &. M. University. There she studied with Dr. Rebecca Steele. Her awards include prizes in the VI Internacional de Canto, the Palm Beach Opera, and the Diuguid Fellowship Award. Her recent awards include membership into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Delta Alpha German Honor Society. DR. Robinson has serviced on the boards of OperaDelaware, and the Delaware Classical Showcase, She is now on the boards of the Delaware Valley Chorale, The Newark Symphony Orchestra, and the National Opera Association where she is chairperson for the Legacy Fund. She is a passed governor of Delaware State NATS. Dr. Robinson is an Associate Professor of Voice and Opera at the University of Delaware.