Born in San Diego, California to parents who loved to read, Luthien was named for the character of the elf princess Lúthien Tinùviel in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. According to her mother and father, at the age of two, she clambered up onto the table during a dinner party and sang "You Light Up My Life" from start to finish with perfect pitch.  That was probably her first public performance. 

Praised by the press for her “lushness and delicacy,” “easy, appealing alto” and “silky tone among all registers,” Luthien is in great demand as a concert soloist and professional chorister. She received her undergraduate training at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, where she was a member of the Westminster Choir and sang under the batons of some of the world's most respected conductors, including Wolfgang Sawallisch and Kurt Masur.  After completing her Bachelors degree, she entered the professional arena, and spent many years building a distinguished career, with performing engagements across the U.S. and abroad.  She has recently completed her post-graduate studies at the University of York in the United Kingdom. 

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