As well as maintaining
an active professional life performing opera, musical theatre, and
events in the UK and abroad, Sara enjoys singing for weddings and
more personal events on a regular basis throughout the year.
She earned her Masters Degree in with Distinction in Vocal Performance
from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied
with the talented mezzo-soprano and vocal department chair Wendy
Hillhouse. Her operatic lead roles include that of Gretel in Hansel
& Gretel in San Francisco, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro in
Berkeley, Loretta in Gianni Schicchi in Minnesota and Julie in Carousel
in St Albans. Some of Sara’s many achievements in competition include
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Scholarship, Burlingame Music
Club Voice Competition First Prize, California Federation of Music
Clubs Competition Prize, St. Olaf Orchestra Senior Soloist, and
the Winston Cassler Music Scholarship.
Recently Sara has performed for corporate and personal events in
intimate as well as grand venues including the Royal Opera House,
Painters Hall, Grosvenor House, Park Plaza Victoria, The Wisley,
Claridges, The Savoy, The Oracle Centre, Kew Gardens, Park Lane
Hilton, Asprey, Lincoln’s Inn, Crown Plaza London, Oakwood Hall,
Olympia Grand Hall, Gretra Hall, Christ Church Spitalfields, Sopwell
House, Great Fosters, The Dorchester and many others.
"Dear Sara, I have
no doubt that you get several Thank You messages for your performances
but this appreciative message is a very Personal and Emotional
THANK YOU from Gwen and Me for your choice of songs and your Fabulous
rendering of each one. Our guests were overwhelmed by your performance---so
once again THANKS!" - Kind Regards and God Bless, Frank"
Sara
will work with you to ensure that you are happy with the songs and
format of music that she provides for your special event. She can
cater to your Religious or Civil ceremony with a wide repertoire of
traditional and non-religious song. If requested she can also provide
suggestions based on your format, or perform your requests.
Where accompaniment is concerned, she is also well experienced
at singing with harpist, pianist, organist, string quartet, choir,
a cappella, high quality recorded backing accompaniment and more.
She is happy to work with musicians whom you’ve arranged independently,
or to organise accompaniment per your request. If you are unsure
of what you’d like, Sara is happy to talk you through the options
based on your venue.
Sara also leads a popular troupe of vibrant singing waiters, AKA
Opera, who perform in various formats and costume from the gala
exquisite to the comic opera incognito infiltration act for many
events throughout London and the UK.