Miss Cares has appeared with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Florida Grand Opera, Grant Park Music Festival, Milwaukee Opera Company and Chicago Opera Theatre. In addition, Ms. Cares has been heard as guest solo artist with symphony orchestras including the Miami Chamber Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Racine Symphony and the Tulsa Philharmonic as guest solo artist with international opera star Simon Estes.

As Grand Prize winner of the International Bel Canto Opera Competition, Miss Cares traveled to Italy making her European debut.

In addition to her concert, opera and oratorio appearances, Ms. Cares performed over one thousand performances of the highly acclaimed PHANTOM OF THE OPERA national Broadway production, directed by the legendary Harold Prince.

Her voice is heard in numerous nationally televised commercials including those for McDonald’s and the Clio Award winning United Airlines and Cheer campaigns. Hal Leonard Publishing company chose this versatile artist as soloist for its many commercial recordings spanning repertoire from Musical Theatre Classics, to the music of George Gershwin, Contemporary Musical Theatre and Seasonal Concert Classics.

Miss Cares earned her Master of Music degree with Distinction from the University of Michigan School of Music, and attended Interlochen’s International Music program as part of her undergraduate studies. She is an Alumna of the prestigious Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, Ryan Opera Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s resident program.