Sydney Mancasola:

After training as a classical violinist for 16 years in her home state of California, Sydney Mancasola began her vocal studies, earning a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 2011, where she was the recipient of the Margot Bos Standler Scholarship. Performance credits include Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande, and Antonia and Stella in Les Contes d’Hoffman – all with AVA Opera; Adele in Die Fledermaus, Brevard Opera Center; Cunégonde in Candide, Servilia in La Clemenza di Tito, and Despina in Così fan tutte, Oberlin Opera Theatre; a cover of Marie in The Daughter of the Regiment with Opera Theatre of St. Louis; and a cover of Zdenka in Arabella with Santa Fe Opera.

On the concert stage, Mancasola has performed Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer, and Strauss’ Brentano Lieder. She recently appeared as a guest soloist in the 2012 international music festival Calí de Camara in Colombia, South America, singing Schubert’s Mass in G, and Mozart’s Exultate, Jubilate. Mancasola recently made her mainstage debut with the Fort Worth Opera as Young Alyce in Glory Denied by Tom Cipullo. Her 2013-2014 season will include performances of Handel’s Messiah; appearances with the Santa Fe Symphony and the Lexington Philharmonic; the title character in Massenet’s Manon with AVA Opera; and a company debut with the Des Moines Metro Opera as Comtesse Adèle in Rossini’s Le Comte Ory.