Hi, I'm Adria
In my career and my life, I survived immense personal and professional change. I crashed and burned, fell into a depressed hole, and built my own ladder to light and happiness. I am a transformation coach and life transition specialist.
I was an award-winning singer/actor for half my life and traveled the world. I became the
spiritual center of every production. Only much later, did I realize my colleagues were not just writing notes about how much they enjoyed my performances, they were thanking me for changing their lives.
When I left the stage, I became a life coach and I have been teaching at a university: singing, acting and life and career skills since 2003. I am a certified national trainer for Time to Teach, a classroom management method.
My purpose is to hold up a clear, loving mirror for you to see your own magnificence. Your thoughts and your words create your life, together we can build a stairway to happiness and fulfillment.
The Spanish press called Adria Firestone, A wild stage beast. Opera News called her, A light in the darkness. Adria enjoyed an award-winning career as an opera singer, musical theater performer and actor. Her credits range from her world-renowned Carmen in Bizet’s opera to Family Guy. From Shanghai to the Pacific Rim and from Cairo to Canada, Adria has performed throughout the world.
I played Dulcinea in The Man of La Mancha, and won the coveted Carbonell Award for Best Actress in a Musical. I received the Olson American Artist of the Year Award.
"It isn't so much that Adria is the best Carmen in the world, it is that she is the ONLY Carmen!" Written to my agents, Columbia Artists Management by Gian Carlo Menotti's staff when they hired me to sing their Carmen at the Spoleto Festival in Italy.
The above clip is Adria Firestone singing the Habanera from Carmen, as seen on RAI TV throughout Europe.
Adria was awarded Woman of the Year at the Spoleto Festival. Read Adria’s performance bio here. See reviews and pictures of opera performance here. See reviews and pictures of musical theater performance here.
Since 2003, Adria has been teaching at New Jersey City University in the Music, Dance & Theater Department. Adria designs and presents programs at schools and universities, including Duke University, the National University of Singapore, Dubai English-speaking school and Northwestern University.
The same fire that Adria brings to her performances, makes her a powerful speaker and master story teller. She fosters deep transformation for her coaching clients around the globe and is working on her fifth book. She is the go-to guru for presentation skills, an instructional designer and personal and professional development.