“Sarah Heltzel, vocally striking and visually appealing, walked away with the second act as Desideria"
- New York Times
past
performances
ROLES PERFORMED
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Adamo
LITTLE WOMEN | Jo March
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Barber
VANESSA | Erika (c)
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Bellini
I CAPULETI ED I MONTECCHI | Romeo
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Bizet
CARMEN | Carmen
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Britten
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Hermia
TURN OF THE SCREW | Miss Jessel
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Chin
ALICE IN WONDERLAND | Ugly Duchess
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Cipullo
THE PARTING | Death
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Eötvös
ANGELS IN AMERICA | Trio Alto
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Gordon
THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS | Olga Finzi-Contini
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Jabri
SOUTHERN CROSSINGS | Caroline Herschel
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Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | Santuzza, Lola
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Menotti
THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET | Desideria
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Mozart
DON GIOVANNI | Elvira
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | Cherubino
COSI FAN TUTTE | Despina
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Poulenc
DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES | Mére Marie
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Puccini
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Suzuki
LA BOHEME | Musetta
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Purcell
DIDO AND AENEAS | Spirit, First Witch
Ruders
THE HANDMAID'S TALE | Offred
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Saint-Saëns
SAMSON ET DALILA | Dalila (c)
Sondheim
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC | Desirée, Charlotte
Strauss, J.
DIE FLEDERMAUS | Orlovsky (English)
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Strauss, R.
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Komponist, Dryade
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Susa
THE DANGEROUS LIAISONS | Marquise de Merteuil
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Verdi
DON CARLO | Principessa d'Eboli
RIGOLETTO | Maddalena
IL TROVATORE | Azucena
LA TRAVIATA | Flora
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Wagner
THE MINI-RING | Fricka
DAS RHEINGOLD | Flosshilde
DIE WALKURE | Siegrune
GOTTERDAMMERUNG | Zweite Norn (c)
GOTTERDAMMERUNG | Waltraute (c)
GOTTERDAMMERUNG | Flosshilde (c)
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Wuorinen
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN | Saleswoman
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(c) denotes cover role
SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE
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Beethoven
NINTH SYMPHONY
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Bernstein
SONGFEST
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Dvorak
GLAGOLITIC MASS
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Fagin
STRUGGLE TO FORGIVE: CONFRONTING GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
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Handel
MESSIAH
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Mahler
DAS LIED VON DER ERDE​
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Mozart
CORONATION MASS
REQUIEM
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Respighi
IL TRAMONTO
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Verdi
REQUIEM
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Wagner
WESENDONCK LIEDER
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OPERA COMPANIES
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Seattle Opera
New York City Opera
Australian Contemporary Opera Co.
Indiana Opera
Syracuse Opera
Toledo Opera
Tacoma Opera
Chautauqua Opera
Amarillo Opera
Wichita Grand Opera
Phoenicia Festival
Mississippi Opera
Washington Concert Opera
Minnesota Concert Opera
Nevada Opera
Opera in the Heights
Opera on the James
Chelsea Opera
Pacific Northwest Opera
Western Plains Opera
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ORCHESTRAS
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Seattle Symphony
Boston Philharmonic
Boston Chamber Music Society
Symphony Syracuse
Wichita Symphony
Norwalk Symphony
Back Bay Chorale
Brooklyn String Orchestra
Knickerbocker Orchestra, NYC
Red Rocks Music Festival
Minot Symphony Orchestra
Gordon College Symphony
Knickerbocker Orchestra
Brooklyn String Orchestra