Known for her "vibrant and sonorous" sound, mezzo-soprano, Hayley Shoemaker is equally at home on the operatic, musical theatre, concert, and recital stages. Highlights of her many stage experiences include the title role in Bizet's Carmen with Lawrence Opera Theatre, Frida Image (El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego) with Opera Omaha, Prince Charmant (Cendrillon) with Opera in the Ozarks as well as Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Third Lady (The Magic Flute), India (The Real Gemma Jordan), Rachel (The Highest Yellow), Angelina (La Cenerentola), Penelope (The Return of Ulysses), and Dorabella (Così fan tutte). Hayley will make her debut with Heartland Opera Theatre this summer in the role of Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

Hayley holds a DMA in vocal performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As an advocate for accessible opera, her research focus has been the study and definition of an emerging operatic genre known as micro-opera. This summer, Hayley will collaborate with the Lincoln Opera Project which will produce six micro-operas to be traveled and performed across the midwest.

Hayley is currently an adjunct professor of voice at Hastings College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In the fall of 2024, Hayley will begin her new role as assistant professor of voice at Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS.