Delaney A. K. Finn is a mezzo soprano hailing hailing from West Bloomfield, MI. Currently residing in Boston, Delaney is completing a Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts under Dr. David Guzman. Ms. Finn was recently selected as a Finalist for Opera Grand Rapids’ VanderLaan Prize and is set to compete for in the final on March 29th. Previously, she won the 15th Annual Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra (RICCO) Collegiate Competition and was featured in their 2024 season as the alto soloist for Handel’s Messiah. Later, she was featured as the alto soloist for Saint-Säens’ Oratorio de Noël at Star of the Sea Catholic Church and as the alto soloist for Handel’s Messiah with Harvard Unitarian Universalist. Previous roles include Susan Veeder in Whaling Women by Jodi Goble (BU Opera Workshop (OW) Scenes, May 2024), Ascanio in Ascanio in Alba by W. A. Mozart (BU OW Scenes, Dec. 2023), Ramiro in La Finta Giardiniera by W. A. Mozart (Opera Viva!, July 2023), Cornelia in Giulio Cesare by G. F. Handel (BU OW Scenes, Dec. 2022), Carmen in Carmen by Georges Bizet (BU OW Scenes, Dec. 2022), and Dido in Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (BU Revolutionary Orchestra, Nov. 2022). Upcoming, Delaney is cast as La Suora Zelatrice in BU Opera Institute’s upcoming production of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini.

In addition to her singing, Delaney also works as an educator and researcher. During her time at Boston University, she worked on several Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) projects and was published as a co-author of Chapter 18 in the Oxford Handbook of Care in Music Education (ed. Hendricks, 2023). She is actively working on an article on Vulnerability and Agency in Music Education. In addition to her research, Delaney is a private teacher and choral educator in the greater Boston area dedicated to creating warm, safe spaces where students grow and express themselves. For her work both in and outside of her collegiate studies, Delaney was inducted into the Boston University Scarlet Key Honors Society, the highest non-academic honor at the university. She is passionate about her work and the people she connects to through it. She seeks to expand equitable opportunities in the arts through continued research and advocacy, and hopes that her work, whether through singing, teaching, or administration will make a small impact on those around her.

In her down time, Delaney spends her days working with horses, reading, and spending lots of time with her service dog, Honey.