Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Annika’s background in classical music has prepared her for a life in opera and musical theatre through roles such as Christine Daaé in an immersive production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Eliza Doolittle in Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady, and Hope Harcourt in Cole Porter’s Anything Goes. She earned her B.A. in Theatre from Ball State University and has trained under operatic/crossover professionals Meghan Picerno, Rebecca Caine, Raquel Suarez-Groen, Dr. Cynthia Dyre-Moellenhoff, Dr. Jon Truitt, Dr. Cynthia Morrow, and Kristin Schwecke.