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Sarah Beaty, mezzo-soprano, has been hailed as “the model of bel canto clarity and brilliance” by Cleveland Classical. Since moving to Los Angeles in January 2013, she has quickly established herself on the west coast opera and theater scene. A specialist in contemporary music, she sang in the world premiere production of Chris Cerrone’s Pulitzer Prize opera, Invisible Cities, with LA’s leading avant garde opera company, The Industry. She also sang the role of Lucha in The Industry's critically acclaimed premiere of Hopscotch, a mobile opera in 24 cars (2015). In the fall of 2013 she premiered Prometheus Bound with the Center for New Performance at the Getty Villa Amphitheater and was a featured soloist in Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor and CPE Bach’s Magnificat with the Camerata of LA. Sarah was “vivacious and full of mischief” as Maddalena in Rigoletto with the Vineyard Touring Opera Company. She also sings at weddings and special events throughout Southern California (www.classicalweddingsingers.com)
Additional roles include Mozart’s Serpetta, Dorabella, Second Lady and Cherubino, Mercedes in Carmen, Dryad in Ariadne auf Naxos, Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Agnese in Beatrice di Tenda, Flora in La Traviata, Clarina in La cambiale di matrimonio, among others. Sarah has been a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, CityMusic Cleveland Orchestra, the Camerata of LA, National Chorale, and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Disney Concert Hall, Symphony Space, the National Opera Center, and Avery Fisher Hall. In 2012, she spent 6 months in Macao, China, as a featured opera singer at The Venetian. Spring 2014, Sarah premiered the title role in Clara, a new opera by Victoria Bond about the life and loves of Clara Schumann, on the Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival in NYC’s Symphony Space. She debuted with the Pacific Opera Project in May 2014 singing the role of Diana in La Calisto. Sarah is a founding member of composer Margaret Brouwer's contemporary music ensemble, Blue Streak, and performs with them throughout the country. Sarah is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and is also an accomplished violinist and flutist. Music and traveling are Sarah’s passions, but in her free time she enjoys hiking, yoga, rock climbing, cooking and eating! She also teaches private voice lessons. Contact her for a consultation. |