Welcome Delaware’s own operatic pop singer home! Wilmington native Emily Samson Tepe, otherwise known as IVA, gave her first public performance at the age of nine on The Grand’s mainstage. Now a formally trained opera singer, the rising phenom has crossed over into the world of popular music while maintaining her classical career. Cited as an artist to watch by Billboard magazine, IVA is described as a mix between Madonna and Enya, and has recently performed at Opera Delaware's Opera Ball and a sold-out show at the World Café Live at the Queen.