Gettysburg College · Vocal Performance
A young soprano bringing classical artistry and dramatic depth to opera and art song.
Ambrose Cusick is a sophomore Vocal Performance major and Writing minor at Gettysburg College, studying as a soprano with Dr. Susan Hochmiller. Ambrose most recently appeared as First Knitter in the Gettysburg College Opera Workshop's production of Seymour Barab's A Game of Chance.
He spent four years as both a performer and intern with the Youth Opera Company of Middlebury, participating in five opera productions. Ambrose is perhaps best known for his four-year tenure in the title role of Amahl in Barn Opera's annual production of Amahl and the Night Visitors.
This coming summer, Ambrose will attend the 2026 Queens Summer Vocal Institute in New York City, performing the role of the Mysterious Man in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods while also serving as the cover for La Fée in Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon. Following his time in NYC, he will spend the fall semester continuing his vocal studies abroad in the historic “City of Music,” Vienna, Austria.
New York City, NY
Performing the Mysterious Man in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, and serving as cover for La Fée in Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon.
Vienna, Austria
Continuing advanced vocal studies in the City of Music; home to Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and a living tradition of operatic excellence.
Voice Area Recital: Sunderman Sings | Ambrose enters at 34:02. Gettysburg College, Sunderman Conservatory.
| Title | Composer |
|---|---|
| Wouldn't that Be Queer? | Amy Marcy Cheney Beach |
| Bist du bei mir | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| El majo discreto | Enrique Granados |
| Se tu m'ami | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi |
| Adela | Joaquín Rodrigo |
| Aria | Composer |
|---|---|
| Nel cor più non mi sento | Giovanni Paisiello |
| Se Florindo é fedele | Alessandro Scarlatti |
| O sleep, why dost thou leave me? | George Frideric Handel |
| O del mio dolce ardor | Christoph Willibald Gluck |
| Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein | Johann Strauss |
| Per la gloria d'adorarvi | Giovanni Battista Bononcini |
| Bel piacere | George Frideric Handel |
| Role | Opera / Production | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Amahl | Amahl and the Night Visitors | Title Role |
| Belinda | Dido and Aeneas | Full Role |
| Narrator | From Spain, With Love | Full Role |
| Paris | Opera 101: A Day in the Life | Full Role |
| Edwin Drood | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Full Role |
| First Knitter | A Game of Chance (Seymour Barab) | Full Role |
| Dr. Falke | Die Fledermaus (Act II) | Partial |
Amahl — Amahl and the Night Visitors 
Dr. Falke — Die Fledermaus 
From Spain, With Love 
Project Serenade 
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