Beverly Hoch (born August 26, 1951[1]) is an American coloratura soprano and music educator who has had an active performance career in operas, concerts, and on recordings since the late 1970s.
[3] Hoch earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Friends University in 1973 before pursuing formal musical studies.
[1] Hoch won the regional division of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1977 before winning the Young Concert Artists contest in 1979.
In his review of her performance, The New York Times music critic Donal Henahan wrote, "Miss Hoch's voice is pure and agile, which satisfies the basic requirements of a coloratura soprano, but it also has an attractive vibrato that lends itself to warmth and color.
[13] In 1990 Hoch portrayed Ann Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Washington National Opera.
[15] Other highlights of her career include portraying Adele in Die Fledermaus at the Strasbourg Opera House, Blondchen in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Opéra National de Lyon, and the role of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos in opera houses throughout Germany.