title: Emily Pulley
text: # Emily Pulley
  
  Emily Ann Pulley (born 14 April 1967) is an American opera soprano. As of 2010, she had performed in more than 150 operas.
  
  ## Education
  
  Pulley earned a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude from West Texas A&M University in 1989 and a Master of Music degree in voice (with a focus on opera performance), in 1995, from the University of North Texas, where she studied with Pattye Johnstone. At West Texas A&M, Pulley had been a student of Elsie "Elsa" Ruth Porter (1920–2006).
  
  ## Selected productions
  
  * Peter Grimes (1995) Metropolitan Opera
  * La Fanciulla del West Glimmerglass Opera Title role
  * The End of the Affair Lyric Opera of Kansas City Pulley as Sarah Miles
  * 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, (2008) Robert Bass, conductor Pulley was a soloist
  * The Turn of the Screw (2010) Pulley as The Governess
  * Three Decembers (2010) Central City Opera Pulley as Beatrice
  
  ## Selected discography, filmography, and videography
  
  Live performances of the Metropolitan Opera
  
  * Faust CD OCLC 55806273
  
      March 29, 2003
      Pulley as Marguerite
  * The Merry Widow CD OCLC 79051606
  
      January 27, 2004
      Emily Pulley as Valencienne
  * The Magic Flute CD OCLC 79308267
  
      April 16, 2005
      Pulley as the First lady
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 2006 — Christopher Keene Award, New York City Opera, for a performance in new or unusual repertoire
  