Holly Thomas is a New York City–based soprano specializing in light lyric and coloratura repertoire, with a particular interest in concert work and new music.

During the 2025–2026 season, Holly appeared as Helen Rosen/ensemble in a new opera workshop of Paul Robeson by Scott Davenport Richards, collaborated with the Dance Theatre of Harlem for a memorial performance honoring Carla Maxwell (recording forthcoming with the New York Public Library), made her Carnegie Hall debut singing in the American Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and appeared in recital with the Art Song Preservation Society of New York as well as the Szabo Chamber Music Society, with whom she also performed as Liesgen in Bach’s Coffee Cantata. Additional highlights include finalist appearances in the Carolyn Bailey Argento Competition and the Brooklyn Art Song Society Young Artist Program. She is a regular soprano ensemble member and soloist at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church.

Upcoming performances include a feature as the soprano soloist in Poulenc’s Gloria with Great Music Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation (May 5th), the Duxbury Festival with Mark Markham (May 22-June 1), and a residency at Bard SummerScapes portraying First Elf and ensemble in Strauss’ Die ägyptische Helena (June-August).

Some highlights during her time at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) include premiering the song cycle Exsultate Jubilate by Catherine Fields, presenting her graduate recital Unmasking Commedia dell’arte, featured by Cincinnati Song Initiative, and the following roles: Titania A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Serpetta La finta giardiniera, Lucia The Rape of Lucretia, and Sister St. Charles Dialogues des Carmélites.

Her additional professional credits include Liesgen Bach’s Coffee Cantata with Queen City Opera; Casilda The Gondoliers, Liesl The Sound of Music, and Chrysaea The Arcadians with Ohio Light Opera; Lisa La sonnambula cover with Teatro Nuovo; and Celia Lucio Silla at Chicago Summer Opera.

Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Holly holds a Master of Music from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Memphis, with additional training in violin and movement. She is also a certified YogaVoice® level 1 instructor.