Salem native Chloe Beal is a recent graduate of Southern Illinois University's School of Music in Vocal Performance and is now beginning her pursuit of a Masters of Music in Classical Performance at the Chicago College of Performing Arts Conservatory at Roosevelt University. She made her professional operatic debut in the Southern Illinois Music Festival production of Puccini's La Rondine and Verdi's Ernani and in spring 2025 joined them for Anna Bolena and L'elisir d'amore. In the fall of 2022 she performed in a master class with the famous Christine Brewer at the National Association of Teachers of Singing's Central Region conference where she also placed second in the classical division auditions.

Chloe began her college years at Kaskaskia College where she studied with Professor Lynda Marshall and performed in the musical Quilters at the Centralia Cultural Society. At SIU, she performed in Amahl and the Night Visitors and A Little Prince. In summer 2025, she performed the role of Papagana in the Centralia Opera's inaugural production of The Magic Flute at the Community Arts Center.