Orit Eylon, Mezzo soprano is an Assistant Professor of Voice and received a
Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her MM and BM
degrees from Indiana University. In 2005 Dr. Eylon was invited by the University of Texas
at El Paso as a visiting assistant professor of voice, pedagogy and voice class. Since
her relocation, Dr. Eylon became a frequent performer with the El Paso Opera. The Roles
she performed with EPO include Antonia's Mother in Tales of Hoffmann, Flora in La
Traviata, Il Zelatrice in Suor Angelica , Inez in Il Trovatore as well as Third Lady in
Magic Flute. Her Flora was considered by the El Paso Times, “ A First-rate contribution
to the success of La Traviata” in October of 2006. 

Other operatic roles perfomed include First and Second Lady in The Magic Flute, Antigonae
in Carl Orff’s Antigonae, Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Larina in Eugene Onegin, and Arnalta
in Coronation of Poppea to name a few. 

With the Austrian American Mozart Academy in Salzburg, Austria, she performed the leading
roles of Countess in Marriage of Figaro and Vitellia in Clemenza di Tito and served as
faculty for the 2006 program. In addition to Austria, Dr. Eylon has performed extensively
as a recitalist in Italy and Germany and was recently invited to present and perform at
the Academy of the Performing Arts (Hong Kong) and Hong Kong University in the fall of
2007. 

As a regular guest soloist at St. Mark's Methodist church, B'nai Zion
Synagogue, Temple Mount Sinai, and the Bruce Nehring consort, she perfomed several works
including Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem. Her powerful, yet lustrious voice is
enjoyed widely across the city and beyond the Mexican Border. Dr. Eylon is also a demo CD
recording artist for publishing companies. 

Her excellence in teaching and contributions to the local community has recently been
featured in a local bi-lingual publication, the Minero. Additionally,She is currently the
president of the Rio Grande Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing
and is a sought-after judge for UIL (University Interscholastic League), TMEA (Texas
Music Educators Association) as well as solo and ensemble contests in New Mexico and
Texas.