A resident of Shrewsbury, NJ, mezzo soprano Melissa Juska is well known in the Monmouth and Ocean County areas for her oratorio and sacred concert performances.  A versatile performer, she also performs with The Night on Broadway Company as well as operatic venues.  She has performed with the North Jersey Symphony (Maddelena in Rigoletto, Second Lady in The Magic Flute), the Bloomfield Federation of Music (Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors) and Opera Festival of New Jersey. Some of her other recent operatic performances include Mama Lucia in Mascagni’s Cavaleria Rusticana, Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, Adalgisa in Bellini’s Norma, La Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica and the title role of Carmen. She is a regular guest artist with the Ocean Grove Concert Band performing in The Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, NJ as well as on various local church concert series.  Melissa is a graduate of Bucknell University. 
She can be reached by e-mail:  mappleby10@comcast.net.