Biography

Virginia Lafean was born in Fairfax, Virginia; following a move in 2007 to Basking Ridge, New Jersey, she completed high school at Ridge High School. She attended Indiana University Jacobs School of Music pursuing a Bachelors degree for three years when a 3-month study abroad in Scotland became a transfer to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, from which she received her Bachelors of Music and her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance. Lafean is trained in opera and classical singing, her most notable roles being Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), Adina (L’Elisir d’Amore), and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro). She has received several awards for her musicality and technical ability, such as the Tillet Trust Bursary Award and the Norma Grieg French Song Prize, and has sung in masterclasses with renowned singers such as Dame Ann Murray and Elizabeth Llewelyn. Lafean’s classical training serves as a foundation through which she can enjoy singing a variety of styles with sound technique; she loves performing musical theatre, art song, pop, soul, and rock, as well as many others. She is honored to serve her country as a member of the United States Army Chorus.