signature roles, Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Virginia Opera, and made her house debut at Opera Philadelphia as Léontine in Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ L’Amant Anonyme.​ The previous year saw her acclaimed role debut as Mimí in Puccini’s La Bohème at Minnesota Opera. In recent seasons, she has enjoyed a string of notable role and house debuts, including performances at the Glimmerglass Festival as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen; at Minnesota Opera as Almirena in Handel’s Rinaldo, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Léontine in The Anonymous Lover, and Micaëla in Carmen; and at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in the world premiere of Will Liverman’s Factotum, singing the role of Sandra. Her growing body of recital work has included appearances at universities nationwide and at the National Gallery of Art. Inspired by her work with The Denyce Graves Foundation, this work tends to focus on community, accessibility, and sharing the beauty in the diversity of voices, influences, and artistic perspectives that make up the classical music cannon.

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Symone’s additional repertoire includes La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro and Clorinda in La Cenerentola with Virginia Opera, Mascha and cover for Lisa in Pique Dame (Des Moines Metro Opera), Bea in Three Decembers (Opera Maine), Krystyna Zywulska in Out of Darkness: Two Remain (Peabody Opera), Gertrude in Hansel und Gretel, and La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi. Her competition accolades include first place in the Opera Ithaca Competition, the National Society of Arts and Letters–DC Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Voice Competition, and the Sylvia Green Voice Competition, as well as finalist distinctions in the Tri-Cities Opera Competition and the New York International Opera + Premiere Opera Vocal Competition.