The Metropolitan Opera (the Met) has appointed Hannah Cope Johnson principal harpist. “I am delighted to become a part of the world-class storytelling that takes place at the Met,” Cope Johnson says. She will begin performing with the orchestra in the 2023–2024 season.
Cope Johnson follows Emmanuel Ceysson in this role. Mariko Anraku served as acting principal harp during the transition.
Cope Johnson previously held the position of principal harp of the Sarasota Orchestra. She completed her graduate studies at New England Conservatory in 2022. She has won harp competitions including the American Harp Society Competition, the Grandjany Memorial Competition, and the Lyon & Healy Awards. In 2022 she took second prize at the International Godefroid Competition in Belgium.
Learn more about Cope Johnson on her website. Read more about Cope Johnson’s approach to auditions in Harp Column’s article on audition preparation from the September/October 2022 issue.
