Sara LeMesh

Soprano Sara LeMesh, hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “vocal majesty and
expressive translucency,” is a dramatic presence on the opera stage, an avid chamber
musician, and an advocate of contemporary music. During the summer of 2022, she was a
fellow at the Marlboro Music Festival; she will return to the festival in the summer of 2023.
Most recently, she covered and performed the role of Young Leah/Lisa in the New York
Premiere of Lori Laitman’s Uncovered with City Lyric Opera. Other operatic roles include
Lucy Brown in Weill's The Threepenny Opera (City Lyric Opera), Zerlina in Mozart's Don
Giovanni (Pocket Opera); Bess in Mazzoli’s Breaking The Waves (West Edge Opera);
and Norina in Donizetti's Don Pasquale (Mendocino Music Festival). LeMesh earned a
Bachelor of Music from Rice University and a Master of Music from the Bard
College-Conservatory of Music.