Praised by Opera Today for her “sumptuous mezzo . . . beautifully even tone, a very widerange, and a sound technique,” mezzo-soprano Alice Anne Lightpossesses a versatile and colorful voice that has led her to success in a variety of repertoire. In 2019 alone, Dr. Light performed recitals in Italy, Romania, Ecuador, and China. An avid recitalist and champion of new American Art Song, Dr. Light frequently partners with American composers to commission and premiere new works in unconventional spaces. Her most recent project is a commission and collaboration with composer Cecil Price Walden on the World Premiere of hours,an art song cycle and visual art spectacle designed to reinvent the expectations of the song recital.

Light received the American Prize Honorable Mention in the category of Women in Art Song for the 2018-2019 year, and in 2020 was a finalist for the Ernst Bacon American Prize for the Performance of American Music. In 2022, she was named a semi-finalist for both the Virtual Performance and Women in Art Song categories. Notable recent performances include a World Premiere of Tony Maglione’s Wedding of Solomonat the National Convention for the American Guild of Organists, as well as engagements with the St. Louis Bach Society, Opera in the Rock and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Central City Opera, Kansas City Wind Symphony, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater, Opera Fayetteville, and the Bar Harbor Music Festival. Dr. Light holds degrees from Harding University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. She currently serves on the voice faculty of Texas Tech University.