Biography
Mezzo-Soprano Sarah-Nicole Carter has been hailed by the L.A. Times as "simply wonderful", San Diego Story as a “fiery mezzo-soprano who added verve and vibrant color”, and by the Salt Lake Tribune as having a "velvety alto".
In 2025, Sarah-Nicole will perform in L'enfant et les sortilèges with San Diego Symphony, debut the role of Public Opinion in Orpheus in the Underworld with Opera a la Carte San Diego, sing the orchestral premiere of A Long Trip with North Coast Symphony, premiere new operatic works with Del Mar Composer's Symposium (DMICS), and attend the Baroque Opera Workshop at Queen's College with Julianne Baird and Drew Minter, singing Penelope in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria and Venus in Il ballo delle ingrate.
A frequent collaborator with San Diego Opera, Sarah-Nicole originated the role of 2nd Frida in the 2022 premiere and 2018 workshop of El último sueño de Frida y Diego, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz and Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She recently sang Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica, Mezzo in a two woman opera called Ascension, Giovanna in Rigoletto, Kate in Pirates of Penzance, and as a soloist in multiple concerts with the company.
Other recent performances include The Monitor in Suor Angelica and a role debut as Quickly in Falstaff with Lyric Opera of Orange County. In the summer of 2023 she performed Miss Shingle in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and Mrs. Bedwin in Oliver at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater. In 2022 she was seen as Ma Moss in The Tender Land, Third Lady in The Magic Flute, and the Housekeeper in The Man of La Mancha with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater and Priscilla in Graceland and The Woman (older) in A Long Trip with the Del Mar Composer’s Symposium.
In the spring of 2022 Sarah-Nicole took part in a special performance in support of Peace, Dignity, and Democracy at the historic Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego. Over $15,000 in donations were received to provide humanitarian relief for Ukrainian refugees in partnership with San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez, the Spreckels Organ Society, the San Diego Diplomacy Council, and Forever Balboa Park. She was also featured in an interview with KPBS on the impact of the Pandemic on performing artists.
Notable performances have included the alto solos in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, Berta in The Barber of Seville with Teatro Lirico D’Europa, the alto solos in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion with the San Diego Master Chorale, and Spreckels Organ Society, Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Flora in La Traviata with the FF Collective, Berta in The Barber of Seville and Jack’s Mom in Into the Woods at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater.
Sarah-Nicole made her debut at the Kennedy Center performing La Lettre du jardinière by Marcel-Lucien Tournier and has performed as a soloist in concert with Opera Saratoga, Bach Collegium San Diego, Eureka Symphony, La Jolla Symphony, The Spreckels Organ Society, Musica Vitale, the Los Angeles Conducting Institute, San Diego Master Chorale, San Diego Festival Chorus, Loveland Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater, Center Chorale & Escondido Choral Arts, and Grossmont Symphony Orchestra.
A specialist in comedic roles, Sarah-Nicole studied improvisation at the UCB Training Center and The Groundlings Theater & School. She is a staff singer, schola section leader, and Assistant Director of the Choristers program at The Mission Basilica in San Juan Capistrano. Sarah-Nicole is currently pursuing a DMA in Historical Performance Practice at Claremont Graduate University where she is a Performance Forum Teaching Assistant and Blaisdell Fellow. In the fall of 2025 she will join the faculty at Grossmont College teaching voice and Performance Studies. Visit her website at www.snrcarter.com or find her on Instagram @mobcapmezzo.
In 2025, Sarah-Nicole will perform in L'enfant et les sortilèges with San Diego Symphony, debut the role of Public Opinion in Orpheus in the Underworld with Opera a la Carte San Diego, sing the orchestral premiere of A Long Trip with North Coast Symphony, premiere new operatic works with Del Mar Composer's Symposium (DMICS), and attend the Baroque Opera Workshop at Queen's College with Julianne Baird and Drew Minter, singing Penelope in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria and Venus in Il ballo delle ingrate.
A frequent collaborator with San Diego Opera, Sarah-Nicole originated the role of 2nd Frida in the 2022 premiere and 2018 workshop of El último sueño de Frida y Diego, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz and Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She recently sang Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica, Mezzo in a two woman opera called Ascension, Giovanna in Rigoletto, Kate in Pirates of Penzance, and as a soloist in multiple concerts with the company.
Other recent performances include The Monitor in Suor Angelica and a role debut as Quickly in Falstaff with Lyric Opera of Orange County. In the summer of 2023 she performed Miss Shingle in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and Mrs. Bedwin in Oliver at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater. In 2022 she was seen as Ma Moss in The Tender Land, Third Lady in The Magic Flute, and the Housekeeper in The Man of La Mancha with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater and Priscilla in Graceland and The Woman (older) in A Long Trip with the Del Mar Composer’s Symposium.
In the spring of 2022 Sarah-Nicole took part in a special performance in support of Peace, Dignity, and Democracy at the historic Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego. Over $15,000 in donations were received to provide humanitarian relief for Ukrainian refugees in partnership with San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez, the Spreckels Organ Society, the San Diego Diplomacy Council, and Forever Balboa Park. She was also featured in an interview with KPBS on the impact of the Pandemic on performing artists.
Notable performances have included the alto solos in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, Berta in The Barber of Seville with Teatro Lirico D’Europa, the alto solos in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion with the San Diego Master Chorale, and Spreckels Organ Society, Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Flora in La Traviata with the FF Collective, Berta in The Barber of Seville and Jack’s Mom in Into the Woods at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater.
Sarah-Nicole made her debut at the Kennedy Center performing La Lettre du jardinière by Marcel-Lucien Tournier and has performed as a soloist in concert with Opera Saratoga, Bach Collegium San Diego, Eureka Symphony, La Jolla Symphony, The Spreckels Organ Society, Musica Vitale, the Los Angeles Conducting Institute, San Diego Master Chorale, San Diego Festival Chorus, Loveland Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater, Center Chorale & Escondido Choral Arts, and Grossmont Symphony Orchestra.
A specialist in comedic roles, Sarah-Nicole studied improvisation at the UCB Training Center and The Groundlings Theater & School. She is a staff singer, schola section leader, and Assistant Director of the Choristers program at The Mission Basilica in San Juan Capistrano. Sarah-Nicole is currently pursuing a DMA in Historical Performance Practice at Claremont Graduate University where she is a Performance Forum Teaching Assistant and Blaisdell Fellow. In the fall of 2025 she will join the faculty at Grossmont College teaching voice and Performance Studies. Visit her website at www.snrcarter.com or find her on Instagram @mobcapmezzo.
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Sarah-Nicole Carter is a southern California based Mezzo-Soprano and voice teacher specializing in Opera, Musical Theater, Choir, Acting, and Classical Voice. |
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