Carole Farley (born November 29, 1946) is an American soprano and a principal singer at the Metropolitan Opera.
[2] She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich in 1968-1969[4] under Marianne Schech.
[6] In 1969, she made her New York concert debut year at The Town Hall[5] performing Benjamin Britten's song cycle Les Illuminations.
[7] That same year she made her opera debut as Formica in Peter Ronnefeld's Die Ameise at the Linz State Theatre in Germany,[5] and performed the role of Magda Sorel in Spain's first production of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul in Madrid under the composer's direction.
[10] Farley has been collaborating in recent years with contemporary American classical composers including Ned Rorem, William Bolcom, and Lowell Liebermann on multiple concert and recording projects.