About

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Elena Montero Mulligan is a singer, actor, and voice teacher originally from Raleigh, North Carolina. She holds a Master of Music in Music Theatre Vocal Performance and an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from NYU Steinhardt and earned her Bachelors degree from Meredith College in Theatre (Musical Theatre Concentration) and Biology with a Music minor. Throughout her undergraduate studies, Elena regularly competed at NATS, placing in both the Musical Theatre and Classical categories state-wide and regionally.

Elena, a Jo March in Little Women, holds a folio aloft

Some of her favorite past roles include Jo March in Little Women: the Musical, Kay in George and Ira Gershwin’s Oh, Kay!, Gussie Carnegie in Merrily We Roll Along, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, and Virginia Poe in Strange City of Edgar Allan Poe. In addition to acting, Elena has also performed as a soloist with multiple Triangle-area ensembles including Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, Cary Community Choir, and Raleigh Community Orchestra.

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While studying at NYU Steinhardt, she also held the rank of Adjunct Instructor of Voice. Her book review of Trauma and the Voice by Dr. Emily Jaworski Koriath was published in the Journal of Voice online in March of 2025 and in print that summer. She has additionally taught through music schools in the Raleigh area, including Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts, and maintains a private studio in-person and via virtual lessons.