“Mezzo-soprano SarahAnn Duffy proved an affable Rosina, although when bullied by Doctor Bartolo, she was anything but a pushover. With her creamy mezzo-soprano she soared gently through Rossini’s coloratura thickets, and her cavatina “Una voce poco fa” displayed finesse and a clear stylistic appreciation.”
- SAN DIEGO STORY
American Mezzo-Soprano, SarahAnn Duffy, is quickly establishing herself as an exciting communicator of repertoire spanning the baroque to the present day and is garnering attention on stages across the country.
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Upcoming performances of the 2025 season include debuting the role of Stephano in Roméo et Juliette with Belcantanti Opera, and she will return to The Glimmerglass Festival as Celeste 2/Elaine in Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. Recent performances include the debuts of Mercédès in Carmen and Laura in Luisa Miller, both with Sarasota Opera, and debuting the role of Endimione in Cavalli's La Calisto with The Glimmerglass Festival for a jump in performance in their 2024 season, where she was a Young Artist.
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Events of the 2023 season include Ms. Duffy’s role and company debut as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Opera NEO, and her return to Sarasota Opera as Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Zerlina (cover) in Don Giovanni, and was additionally granted the Helen Jepson Dellera Fellowship Award. Other recent events include joining Chautauqua Opera where she covered Mrs. Lovett in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd workshopped LOVE, LOSS AND THE CENTURY UPON US commissioned by Chautauqua Opera with music by Rene Orth and libretto by Jerre Dye.
Events of the 2022/2023 include covering Fidalma in Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto at Sarasota Opera, her debut of Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte with Northern Lights Music Festival, Nireno in Connecticut Lyric Opera’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, and Sally Rogers in Paul Salerni’s The Life and Love of Joe Coogan. The 2021 season included beginning the year being named a San Diego District Encouragement Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council competition and her return to Palm Beach Opera, having been selected to serve a second season as a Bailey Apprentice Artist where she sang the role of Second Spirit in Die Zauberflöte. She additionally covered the role of Romeo in their Discovery Series Production of I Capuleti e i Montecchi, and Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte.​ Ms. Duffy’s other recent appearances include Sarasota Opera’s Voices of Sarasota Orchestra Concert as Tisbe in La Cenerentola, as Smeton in Anna Bolena with dell'Arte Opera, and as Zerlina in Don Giovanni also with dell’Arte Opera.
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With an equal passion for contemporary and concert repertoire, Ms. Duffy debuted at the National Sawdust in 2019 where she performed two New York premiere songs. Additional events to the 2019 season included the role of Ljubica in Svadba, Ana Sokolović’s Serbian opera composed in 2015, with the Bard College Conservatory Vocal Arts program curated by Dawn Upshaw, and she made her debut as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Classics on Hudson. Additionally, Ms. Duffy has also been a young artist with Teatro Nuovo (2019) and Aspen Music Festival (2015).
Originally from Cortlandt Manor, NY, Ms. Duffy received her bachelor of music from the New England Conservatory and her master of music from the Vocal Arts Program at Bard College Conservatory. SarahAnn is represented by Wade Artist Management.