
Coloratura soprano
Holly Flack
brings her thrilling vocal presence and commanding musicality to a varied, dynamic repertoire spanning centuries and styles. Praised as an “explosive talent,” she “wields an impressive range, effortlessly reaching higher than high notes” with her stratospheric vocal extension, which she pairs with a rippling, warm, and flexible middle voice. Internationally, Holly originated the role of Mollie the horse in Dutch National Opera’s world premiere of Animal Farm by Alexander Raskatov. She has since reprised this role at Finnish National Opera and the Wiener Staatsoper, for which she received the 2025 Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis (Austrian Music Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Female Role. Other European debuts include Venus & Gepopo in Le Grand Macabre at Teatro Massimo, Palermo and Pauline & Military Cop in the world premiere of Voice Killer by Miroslav Srnka at Theater an der Wien. She has also traveled extensively in China with the iSing! Festival, giving concerts across the country. In the United States, Holly's operatic engagements include the title role in Semele, Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Gilda in Rigoletto, La Musica/Eurydice in L’Orfeo, Madeline in The Fall of the House of Usher, Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte, Ophélie in Hamlet, Elvira in L'Italiana in Algeri, La Feu/La Princesse/Le Rossignol in L’Enfant et les sortilèges, Morgana in Alcina, and the title role in Dinorah.

Holly Flack stole the show.
"The other coloratura soprano in the company, Holly Flack, stole the show—playing a coquettish mare—with her hysterically joyful exultation at being able to wear ribbons as a free horse. She is the only animal to escape the dictatorship of the pig Napoleon. She strikes up a romance with one of the farmers, Mr. Pilkington, a liaison depicted in a hilarious pantomime."
OPERA MAGAZINE

2025/26
Holly Flack enjoys a varied 2025/26 season both in the US and abroad. She reprises her signature role of Mollie the horse in Animal Farm at both Finnish National Opera and Wiener Staatsoper, and originates the roles of Pauline/Military Cop in the world premiere of Voice Killer at Theater an der Wien. Stateside, she is Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance with Salt Marsh Opera and Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare with St. Petersburg Opera. A favorite of OrpheusPDX, she returns to the company as Costanza in Il Sogno di Scipione.

Radiant.
“Soprano Holly Flack is someone to look out for. Radiant, perfect inner stillness, strong technique, a voice that will last. Gorgeous smile, her coloratura effortlessly floating on air. A mix of humility and grace, with some spice and spite.”