Ellie Dehn

Ellie Dehn is an American soprano opera singer. She has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and San Francisco Opera. She is known for her portrayal of Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni".
Early life and education.
Dehn was born and raised in Anoka, Minnesota, where she attended Anoka High School. She received voice training from Judy Bender and sang in her high school's choir. She attended a vocal summer camp at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she later went to college. For graduate school, she attended the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.
Career.
After seeing Dehn in a singing competition, Eve Queler of the Opera Orchestra of New York cast her as an understudy in "Il Corsaro" in 2005. Since then, Dehn has performed as Elvira in "Don Giovanni" at the Metropolitan Opera and the Countess in "Le Nozze di Figaro" at the Royal Opera House, where "Guardian" critic Tim Ashley noted her "warm and creamy" voice. She has been a frequent performer at San Francisco Opera, where she has performed as Musetta in "La Boheme", Manon in "Manon", Fiordiligi in "Così fan tutte", and Arabella in "Arabella". She has portrayed Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni" for San Francisco Opera, Opera Colorado, Michigan Opera Theatre, and Opera Memphis.
Dehn has also performed on fellow Anoka native Garrison Keillor's radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion".