MEZZO SOPRANO | CORE FACULTY
ADRIANA ZABALA
Having performed more than 57 roles with companies nationally and abroad, mezzo soprano Adriana Zabala has also created roles in 8 American operas and dramatic works, including the title roles in Sister Carrie and The Trial of Susan B. Anthony and the role of Sister James in Doubt, recently featured on PBS'Great Performances. She has been a guest soloist with orchestras including the Minnesota Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Jerusalem Symphony, the New Jersey Symphony, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and The Handel and Hayden Society, and has appeared in recital at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap, the Source Song Festival, and the New York Festival of Song. She is also featured on several critically acclaimed recordings including the premieres of Viardot’s Le Dernier Sorcier and Aldridge’s Sister Carrie. Her premiere recording of three song cycles by Dominick Argento is forthcoming in 2022, and she continues performances in the role of Nadia Boulanger in Nadia: A Chamber Music Play. Ms. Zabala was a Fulbright Scholar at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and is an alumna of Louisiana State University, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and young artist programs at the Santa Fe, Seattle, Minnesota, and Wolf Trap Operas. She was recently named The American Prize Distinguished Vocal Artist, 2021, and upcoming engagements include appearances with the Santa Fe Opera, Minnesota Opera, Berkshire Opera Festival, and the Madison Symphony. Ms. Zabala is a passionate teacher and mentor and is an associate professor of voice for the Yale Opera at Yale University. She joined the CLDP faculty in the fall of 2021 to lead ALT’s Voice Lab.