American soprano Brenna Markey has gained acclaim for her voice & dramatic interpretation, singing a richly varied repertoire in both opera and concert.

Most recently Brenna appeared as a guest artist singing selections from Madama Butterfly for Opera Philadelphia’s lecture series. In May 2025, Brenna will appear as soprano soloist with Opera Southwest and the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem. The concert will mark her company debut and New Mexico debut. In 2025, Brenna will be making her role debut as the title role in Opera Magnifico’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor. Brenna opened her 2024 season making her debut at Carnegie Hall singing selections from Turandot and Madama Butterfly for Vincero Academy’s annual opera gala. She also returned as a guest artist in Opera at Florham’s Concert Series.

In 2023, Brenna covered Berenice in Rossini’s l’occasione fa il ladro for Opera South West. Brenna appeared as Elisetta in Cimarosa's Il matrimonio segreto at Sarasota Opera marking her house debut. Also at Sarasota Opera, Brenna covered the roles of Cio-Cio San in their production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Odabella in Verdi's Attila. Additionally, Brenna appeared as Alcina in AlterEgo Opera's Fringe Festival production of Alcina Revamped.

This year Brenna has been a semifinalist in Fort Worth Opera’s McCammon Voice Competition, Opera Tampa’s D’Angelo Competition, and Shreveport Opera’s Singer of the Year Competition. In 2023, Brenna was a Finalist in the Rochester Oratorio Society’s Vocal Competition.