Chelsea Melcher

Chelsea Melcher is nicknamed “Columbus’ Sweetheart Soprano” and is an internationally acclaimed opera singer. Chelsea received a Bachelor’s of Music from Central Michigan University, a Master’s degree in Music from The Ohio State University and, holds a Performance Diploma from the world-renowned Jacobs School of Music under the study of Heidi Grant Murphy, Kevin Murphy, and Timothy Noble. 

Chelsea’s performing credits include collaboration with Opera Columbus, Opera Seabrook, Opera Project Columbus, Columbus Symphony, Ohio Light Opera, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra among numerous others.

Chelsea was inducted into the “Music Hall of Fame” (Coldwater, MI) and awarded the Margaret Speaks Scholarship, Jacobs School of Music Graduate Tuition Award, Jacobs School of Music Performance Certificate Recommendation, Women in Music (Columbus) Award, and received first place in numerous concerto competitions. 

Chelsea is the founder of Vocal Career Academy and Nerves Be Gone Academy, Professor of Entrepreneurial Performance Anxiety within Chalene Johnson’s Marketing Impact Academy, Professor of Voice at Siena Heights University, and Co-Founder (with her husband Paul Melcher) of Red School of Music. Chelsea specializes in coaching performers to manage anxieties and gain a natural confidence onstage and in auditions. Her masterclasses, coachings, and courses have helped hundreds of students gain confidence, take their mind off the opinions of others, and truly enjoy performing.