Deborah Sternberg, Soprano

Deborah Sternberg, described by critics as a “spine-tingling soprano” (Ben Demers, DC Theatre Scene), is praised for her flexibility, stage presence, and radiance of tone. Favorite solo performances include a set of art songs of Lili and Nadia Boulanger with Cantate Chamber Singers and Washington Master Chorale, respectively; duet recital Orpheus with a chamber ensemble; featured soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra’s Play! A Video Game Symphony at Wolf Trap; and recitals for the Friday Morning Music Club (Washington, DC) and Music at Penn Alps (Cumberland, MD). 

Ms. Sternberg is a winner of the 2007 state competitions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and has been featured as a soloist on recordings of the Cathedral Choral Society, Cantate Chamber Singers, and the St. Catherine of Siena Choir. 

She has appeared as soloist with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, and on the Kennedy Center stage with the National Symphony Orchestra. Her first full-length CD, Birds of Love and Prey, features new music written for Soprano and was released by Naxos Records in 2020. The album received the 2021 DC WAMMIE award for Best Classical Album. 

Ms. Sternberg currently sings as a Professional Core member with the Washington Master Chorale, where she received the Inaugural Hinkle/Dower Award for Excellence, and with The Washington Chorus. She is a Cantorial Soloist at Congregation Or Chadash (Damascus, MD), Quartet Lead and Soprano at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Bethesda, MD), and Cantor at St. Ann Roman Catholic Church (Washington, DC)