MJ Guenther

MJ Guenther
@melissa-guenther

She/Her, Opera Singer, Singer/Vocalist, Actor/Voice Actor, Metalhead, LGBTQIA+ (Bi/Pan), D&D Nerd, History Enthusiast, Chaos Gremlin, Witchy Woman

Joined Jul 2024 43 Following68 Followers
About MJ Guenther

I am a passionate and versatile storyteller and singer with a masters degree in voice performance and a lifelong love of languages. I've been using my voice professionally since 2004, starting in opera and theater and jumping into VA 2 years ago. I crave getting my hands on characters that deliver strong emotions to the listener, whether it's joy, sorrow, or laughter. I have a weak spot for villains, feisty heroines, and challenging relationship dynamics, but I also adore larger than life comedic characters.


Voiceover:

• Alex Yuenny | Dear Alex (Visual Novel) | 2025 (in production)

• Adalynn | Tales from the Janitor (Episode: Ohio) | 2025 (in production)

• Lylette Dove | Ashfall, Spadewillow Productions | 2025 (in production)

• Shattered Dreams (audiobook) | Phoenix Wolfe | 2025 (in production)

• Grunda the Dwarf Bard | B&D Podcast (2 episodes) | 2024

• Margaret Tallichet ("Talli") Wyler | Dear Willy: WWII Through the Eyes of One of Hollywood's Most Prominent Couples | 2024

• Shattered Lives (audiobook) | Phoenix Wolfe | 2024, released on Audible

• Excerpts from Fantasy Novel | Paul Bauman | 2024

• Excerpts from Shadowplay (novel) | Angel M. Shaw | 2024

• Monster | Performance Review - 10 Minute Play Festival | 2023

• Monster, Riley, Self (caricature) | Hasty Radio, Radio Play | 2022


Opera, Musical Theater, and Theater

• Bernice Roth | Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 | 2024

• Abbess/Isabella | Half World | 2024

• Riley | Performance Review - 10 Minute Play Festival | 2023

• Opera Chorus | Rusalka | 2022

• Opera Chorus | The Magic Flute | 2021

• Rusalka | Rusalka | 2021

• Suor Osmina; La Cercatrice (cover) | Suor Angelica | 2020

• Griddlebone | Cats | 2019

Education
Carnegie Mellon University - 2010

Bachelors of Fine Arts, Voice Performance

Instructed by
Florida State University - 2019

Masters of Music, Voice Performance

Instructed by
Carnegie Mellon University - 2010

French, German, and Italian Language and Diction Classes

Instructed by
Florida State University - 2019

French, German, and Italian Language and Diction Classes

Instructed by
Demos & Samples
Singing Demo - Various Styles
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First song is the Skye Boat Song, recorded in my studio with minimal mastering (light compression and volume adjustments). Following 3 clips are from various live performances.

Fiction, Mystery, Narration & M/F Dialogue
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Excerpt from audiobook

Narration - Nonfiction; Relationships, Parenting, & Personal Development
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Excerpt from audiobook

MJ Guenther - Character Demo
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Various female characters with different accents and emotions

What MJ Guenther is looking for

I am a passionate and versatile storyteller with a masters degree in voice performance/opera and a lifelong love of languages. I studied French, German, Italian languages and diction classes in college and grad school (3 total semesters of separate language and diction classes each), and I'm independently studying Swedish. I've also performed in Latin, Hebrew, Spanish, Czech, Russian, and Church Slavonic, I love playing characters that deliver strong emotions to the listener, whether it's joy, sorrow, or laughter. I have a weak spot for villains, feisty heroines, and challenging relationship dynamics, but I also adore larger than life comedic characters. For me, character exploration is some of the most rewarding aspects of my work, and I love discovering all the likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, faults, and joys that bring a character to life.

Storytelling is the most important aspect for me. My degrees are in opera/classical music, but my love of performance and storytelling began in theater and musicals, and I love the freedom acting and voice acting give me in terms of character voices and physicality. I also prefer variety in any vocal music I perform. In addition to classical music, I'm a rock/metal vocalist, a musical theater singer, and I also do pop, jazz, and standards. My dream job would be combining my voice acting work and music skills for an RPG.

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