Soprano Erie Mills has performed to critical and popular acclaim throughout the world, dazzling audiences with her sparkling coloratura voice, captivating personality and vivid portrayals of operatic roles. She has performed in the world's major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Vienna Staatsoper, Chicago Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera and many others. She is an active concert artist, having appeared with the orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cleveland, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Milwaukee, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival, and the VARA Radio Orchestra at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. She is also in demand as a recitalist , both as a soloist and in chamber music.  She has appeared as a guest of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Bravo Colorado Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, and Sea Cliff Chamber Players.  She has presented solo recitals in numerous venues throughout the United States, including Weill Recital Hall in New York and Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis.On recording, Ms. Mills may be heard on RCA's recording of Sondheim's Follies, New World Records' Grammy award-winning Candide, Newport Classic recordings of Handel's Muzio and Scarlatti's Ishmail, Arabesque Records' recording of Schubert's "Auf dem Strom" and Strauss' "Alphorn" with David Jolley, horn, and most recently her solo CD of American song "Always It's Spring" from VAI.  On video she may be seen on "The New Sousa Band on Stage at Wolf Trap" with conductor Keith Brion.  Her performance of Cunegonde at the New York City Opera was seen on a national telecast on PBS' "Live from Lincoln Center."

Erie Mills was born in Granite City, Illinois.  She is a graduate of the College of Wooster, Ohio, and the University of Illinois, and was a member of the Houston Opera Studio.  She studied voice with Dale Moore, Karl Trump (Wooster), Grace Wilson (U of IL), Elena Nikolaidi, and Alan Bowers.  She was a recipient of a Richard Tucker Foundation grant in 1984.