Elaina Robbins, Soprano
Elaina Robbins is a Fort Wayne singer and voice teacher who specializes in crossover singing and Japanese music. She often appears as a classical and musical theatre soloist, and her anime tribute band, Spirit Bomb, performs frequently throughout the United States. A passionate teacher, Elaina has been on the faculty of the Purdue School of Music since 2018 and teaches private Fort Wayne singing lessons and online singing lessons.
Recent classical and musical theatre engagements include soloist positions with the Bach Collegium, LanSING Out, and Heartland Sings. Notable operatic roles include Le feu and Le rossignol in Maurice Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges, Erste Knabe in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, and Cleopatra in Victor Herbert’s The Wizard of the Nile. Oratorio experience includes the soprano solos in Haydn’s Theresienmesse, Mozart’s Requiem, the Rutter Requiem, and various Bach cantatas.
Elaina has shared the stage with internationally acclaimed artists of various musical styles, including J. Mark McVey (of Broadway fame), Japanese metal band Hanabie, and renowned Swedish a cappella ensemble The Real Group. For over three years, she was principal soprano at Heartland Sings, a Fort Wayne vocal production company, where she performed pop, jazz, a cappella, and other small ensemble compositions along with soprano solos in masses, choral works, and opera and musical theater scenes.
Elaina holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Arts from the University of Southern California. Now composing some original music, Elaina is on Alibi Music's roster. An active member of the Fort Wayne performing arts community, Elaina founded the city's Opera on Tap chapter in 2019 and continues to serve on the board.
Recent classical and musical theatre engagements include soloist positions with the Bach Collegium, LanSING Out, and Heartland Sings. Notable operatic roles include Le feu and Le rossignol in Maurice Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges, Erste Knabe in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, and Cleopatra in Victor Herbert’s The Wizard of the Nile. Oratorio experience includes the soprano solos in Haydn’s Theresienmesse, Mozart’s Requiem, the Rutter Requiem, and various Bach cantatas.
Elaina has shared the stage with internationally acclaimed artists of various musical styles, including J. Mark McVey (of Broadway fame), Japanese metal band Hanabie, and renowned Swedish a cappella ensemble The Real Group. For over three years, she was principal soprano at Heartland Sings, a Fort Wayne vocal production company, where she performed pop, jazz, a cappella, and other small ensemble compositions along with soprano solos in masses, choral works, and opera and musical theater scenes.
Elaina holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Arts from the University of Southern California. Now composing some original music, Elaina is on Alibi Music's roster. An active member of the Fort Wayne performing arts community, Elaina founded the city's Opera on Tap chapter in 2019 and continues to serve on the board.
