About Me
Hi, I’m Elena Blyskal (almost rhymes with “bicycle”). I perform and teach to celebrate the best parts of being alive (cue the Sondheim): process, discovery, empathy, and collaboration.
When I’m not on either side of the piano, I love to travel, journal, climb mountains, and make new animal friends. I love learning and am almost always in a class. Not-so-guilty pleasures include pastries, record shops, and Phish (over 60 shows in multiple countries).
NEWS
This September, I’m honored to tell the story of Parade at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman, covering Lucille Frank and singing in the Ensemble.
Most recently, I was delighted to play Jenny in Company at the Mark O’Donnell Theater in Brooklyn.
“Corey Barron and Elena Blyskal amuse as husband and wife reacting so differently to marijuana—and she reveals a gorgeous legit soprano voice in “Getting Married Today.” - Rob Lester, StageAndCinema.com
Official Bio
Acknowledged by the South Florida Classical Review for her “vocal color and variety,” Elena Blyskal creates vivid and versatile performances of empowered women in the musical theatre and classical canon. In September, Elena will cover Lucille Frank in Parade with the Braodway Theatre of Pitman; other favorite performances include Jenny in Company, Sibella in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock, and Mrs. Morcom/Queen in a concert of Alan Turing and The Queen of the Night.
In the classical canon, Elena made her debut with The Princeton Festival in June 2019, covering the role of Madame Mao in Nixon in China. Other favorite roles performed range from Queen of the Night to Khloe/Kourtney in the workshop of Dana Kaufman’s Opera Kardashian, which were roles created for her. Other collaborations include performances with Kaleidoscope MusArt, Hispanic-American Lyric Theatre, New American Voices, the soundSCAPE Festival, and dancer-creator Claire Porter and composer Mary Ellen Childs.
Elena earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, and her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the Longy School of Music of Bard College. Elena serves on faculty at Manhattanville University, Western Connecticut State University, and CUNY Queens College. She lives in Queens with her husband and their cat.
