Scotlyn Haverkorn

Education

BFA, Vocal Performance, UW-Milwaukee

Biography

Award-winning soprano Scotlyn Haverkorn was most recently seen receiving an Encouragement Award at the Arizona District of the Laffont Metropolitan Opera Competition, second place at the NATS National Student Auditions Competition, and performing in UW-Milwaukee’s production of Suor Angelica as the title role.

Previous performance credits include being the soprano soloist in Samuel Barber’s Prayers of Kierkegaard in UW-Milwaukee’s Masterworks Concert (2023), a select soloist in collaboration with the Florentine Opera Company in Milwaukee Ballet’s production of Dracula (2023), Rosalinda in UW-Milwaukee Opera Theater’s production of Die Fledermaus (2023), Beth in UW-Milwaukee Opera Theater’s production of Little Women by Mark Adamo (2022), UWM Opera Scenes Impossible Operas (2022), where she performed scenes by Philip Glass, Dvořák, Handel, and Poulenc, and Contessa (cover) in Le Nozze di Figaro (2021). Previous scenes include Cleopatra from Giulio Cesare (2021) and Ruggiero from Alcina (2021).

Scotlyn was an active part of UWM during her four years attending the university. In January 2022, she started working in the PSOA Advising Office as the Music Arts Ambassador, where she was a point of contact for students entering UWM as well as attending. She has a passion in helping kids realize there is a future in the arts and has a special interest in helping kids from areas that don’t have a well-represented Music Program.

Scotlyn received her undergraduate BFA Vocal Performance Degree from UW-Milwaukee studying under Shallece Peters in Spring 2024 and is now interning at the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In her free time, she loves to read a book with a coffee or painting adult paint by numbers.

Accolades

• First place in the Schubert Club’s Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Competition (2024)
• Farwell award recipient in the Musicians Club of Women Vocal Competition (2024)
• Third place at Wisconsin NATS in the Upper College Classical Treble division (2023)
• Second Place in the Fox Valley Orchestra Collegiate Voice Competition (2022)
• First place in Medici’s International Music Competition (2021)