| Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| Class | 2016 |
| Voice part | Soprano |
| Major | French and Music, certificates in vocal performance and Italian |
| Hometown | Brooklyn, New York |
| Other Activities | Glee Club, Princeton Opera Company, Princeton University Players |
| Interests | learning languages, loose-leaf teas, contemporary operas, cats, dance |
| Favorite word | yasswerkfierce |
| Favorite opera | A Streetcar Named Desire |
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Erika is a hard to miss ball of arpeggiated giggles and nearly glass-shattering high notes. Erika spent her childhood prancing around in frilly, pink tutus and pointe shoes, dreaming of becoming a professional ballerina one day. However, after spending two years in the vocal department of New York City’s “Fame School,” she realized she was destined to become an opera singer. When she is not busy distracting all of Princeton from their studies with outbursts of Mozart and Previn, Erika spends her time searching for her (currently barely-there) chest voice in the R20 room, looking for cats to pet (and kidnap?), and bringing “yasswerkfierce-ness” into the world.