Sarah Barber
Soprano
Mezzo Soprano Sarah Barber is thrilled to be making her second main-stage appearance at Pikes Peak Center. In 2004 she was seen as Carmen and Prince Orlovsky with Opera Theatre of the Rockies and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. Ms. Barber has also performed locally with Central City Opera, the Colorado Music Festival, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Opera Ft. Collins, the Longmont Symphony, the Veronika String Quartet, the Littleton Chorale, CU Opera, and in numerous competitions and recitals. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Music from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ms. Barber’s recent awards include two-time Metropolitan Opera Competition Regional Finalist, 2004 2nd Place winner of the Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s Competition, winner of the 1999 Eckstrand Graduate Competition (CU-Boulder), and 1998 Ft. Dodge (IA) Symphony Young Artist Competition winner. She was an apprentice with Des Moines Metro Opera (1999) and Central City Opera (2000). Ms. Barber’s most recent operatic roles include Tisbe in La Cenerentola and Petra in A Little Night Music. Her upcoming engagements include the premiere of Arion (a new chamber opera by Alexandra Eddy) and an appearance on the Music at Saddle Rock concert series singing Ravel’s Chansons Madecasses. Ms. Barber also tours and performs regularly with Central City Opera's Outreach Ensemble and the vocal trio Enchanted Evening.
