Abigail Mesel recently received her MFA in Vocal Arts from the University of California, Irvine. She also received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from UCI in 2023.

Abigail has extensive performing experience, touring to New York, Ireland, and Portugal with the UC Irvine Chamber Singers. With Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, she sang Rosalinde (2025) in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss and Zweite Dame & Knabe (2023) in Die Zauberflöte by W. A. Mozart. 

In 2022, she performed as Madame Goldentrill in UCI’s production of The Impresario by W.A. Mozart, and she attended Barcelona Festival of Song where she performed Iberian and Latin American Art song under the direction of Dr. Patricia Caicedo.

Abigail also enjoys choral music and has performed with the Hour of Power Choir, conducted by Dr. Irene Messoloras, at Shepherd’s Grove Church and at the February 2023 ACDA Conference in Cincinnati. She sang the soprano solo role of Anne Frank in James Whitebourn’s Annelies with the UCI choirs in 2023.

In addition to her vocal studies, Abigail plays and teaches voice, piano, guitar, and ukulele. She enjoys a wide variety of genres, including classical, popular music, and musical theater. Abigail has been teaching for several years, and enjoys helping students of all ages learn music and reach their full potential.