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Aberdeen Brickett, soprano, studies with Dr. Malinda Haslett and Scott Wheatley at the Osher School of Music at the University of Southern Maine. After her operatic debut singing with the OperaMaine Children's Chorus in Bizet's Carmen, she continued pursuing opportunities within opera. Her other credit's include Wagner's The Flying Dutchman (OperaMaine), Verdi's Aida (OperaMaine), Bach's St. Matthew Passion (Portland Symphony Orchestra Choir), Puccini's La Boheme (OperaMaine), and Penhorwood's Too Many Sopranos (Osher Opera Theatre). Aberdeen recently played the role of Zita in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and Rosalinde in Strauss's Die Fledermaus with the Osher Opera Theatre at the Osher School of Music. She recently starred as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck.
Aberdeen has done scene's as Dryade in Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, Konstaze in W.A. Mozart's Die Entfürung aus dem Serail, and Donna Anna in W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni. For the first time, she will be directing "Crudel! perché finora" from Act 3, Scene 1 of W.A. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, also with the Osher Opera Theatre. In the 2025–2026 season, Aberdeen was honored to be named an OperaMaine Emerging Artist with their outreach program, Opera for All, bringing live music education to public schools across the state of Maine.
In her first year at the University of Southern Maine, Aberdeen sang with the Osher School of Music's Bella Voce Choir under the direction of Dr. Michele Kaschub. She is currently a member of the Osher Chamber Singers, led by Dr. Kyle B. Neilsen, and has been a part of the group for three years. Recently elected Vice President of the Osher School of Music’s Student American Choral Directors Association (SACDA), she is committed to fulfilling her role with diligence and accuracy, bringing more attention through their social media with she co-create with their secretary Julia-Rose Daley. Driven by a passion for choral music, Aberdeen hopes to inspire fellow musicians and strengthen connections within the community of emerging artists across southern Maine.
Aberdeen is a recipient of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Award for 2025-2026 for her research on Matilde Salvador, a 20th century Valencian composer, during which she debuted Salvador's song cycle Cinq Cançons de Bres in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Île Saint-Louis - Paul Rey. Recently, she was awarded an additional UROP for the 2026-2027 academic year for her research on Wabanaki music education in Maine.
Aberdeen was an intern with the 2025 Blue Hill Bach Festival, performing in a vocal masterclass with Gene Stenger, renowned tenor and Yale faculty member. Additionally, she sang as a member of the chorus for the festival finale performance of Bach's Magnificat. During the fall academic semester of 2026, Aberdeen had the pleasure of participating in the Portland Virtuosi Festival's USM masterclass with their incredible musicians; Emi Ferguson, flautist; Emily Donato, soprano; Nathan Whittaker, cellist; Arthur Haas, harpsichordist.
During her time at USM, Aberdeen has earned first place in both Division IV and Division V of the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition and received the prestigious Ellen Chickering Award. Additionally, she was a finalist for the 2026 Osher School of Music's Concerto Competition and the 48th Annual Honors Recital this past spring. She was awarded the Elanor Erdman and Diane Nixon Vocal Excellence award from Bay Chamber Concerts in Camden, ME. She places first for the Barbara C. Littlefield Vocal Scholarship from the Portland Rossini Club. This summer, she spent her time in Perleberg, Germany at the Lotte Lehman Academy, connecting with other young operatic voices and world-renowned teachers. As the year comes to an end, she is looking forward to auditioning for graduate programs around the country.
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