who is she?

Georgeanne Elisabeth Yehling is a southern-fried soprano -- a dynamic cross-genre singer, actor, and teacher passionate about storytelling through music.

Georgeanne received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from nationally-renowned Oklahoma City University, where she had the opportunity to cut her chops in musical theater and opera, performing such roles as Mother Marie in Poulenc’s DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES, Gertrude Stein in Virgil Thomson’s THE MOTHER OF US ALL, Jack’s Mother in INTO THE WOODS and Enid Hoopes in LEGALLY BLONDE.

Georgeanne moved to Wichita, Kansas in 2015 to pursue her Master of Music in Opera Performance from Wichita State University on full teaching assistantship. While at WSU, she appeared as Vitellia in LA CLEMENZA DI TITO, Zaire in Rameau's LES INDES GALANTES, and Signora Naccarelli in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.

Since relocating to Kansas, Georgeanne has developed a diverse performing and teaching career.

As a performer, Georgeanne regularly performs throughout the Midwest. She has been seen with Central Kansas Concert Opera and is a regular on the roster of Opera Kansas. Appearances with Opera Kansas include Miss Hedgehog in Tobias Picker’s FANTASTIC MISTER FOX and two world premieres: Narrator in Anthony R. Green’s MR. BREWSTER’S INVIGORATING INVENTION (2018) and Olive Ann Beech in Rachel J. Peters and Lisa DeSpain’s STAGGERWING (2021). She is the soprano section leader at Grace Presbyterian Church.

As an educator, Georgeanne is currently on faculty at Friends University. At Friends, Georgeanne teaches both applied and group voice and has taught courses on The Business of Being a Singer. Her rapidly-growing private studio runs the gamut from amateurs to budding professionals. She works with vocalists as young as five – her oldest student is 83!

Georgeanne hails from Little Rock, Arkansas, where she was raised backstage as a rock & roll baby. She is a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts. Currently, she resides in Wichita, KS with a bean dog and a cat she found outside. She prefers Diet Coke, her favorite Pokémon is Jigglypuff, and her pumpkin obsession is something to behold.