Elizebeth Barnes

Praised for “singing and acting with assurance, liveliness and wit,” mezzo-soprano Elizebeth Barnes is a commanding performer who is passionate about opera, new music, and making those genres available to diverse audiences. She is thrilled to be making her role debut as Tisbe in La Cenerentola with Bel Cantanti Opera. She also looks forward to reprising her duo recital in collaboration with Ruby Nightingale, “Warm Air Whispering,” in Santa Fe, New Mexico this coming June. Elizebeth has previously covered Countess Charlotte Malcolm in A Little Night Music with The Aspen Opera Center. She was featured in Fort Worth Opera’s Frontiers: New Work Showcase, where she sang the title role in a selection from Albert Nobbs. She was also an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera, covering the role of Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte. She appeared with the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival as Jo March in Little Women. Other roles include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Suor Zelatrice in Suor Angelica, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Prince Charmant in Cendrillon, Edith in Pirates of Penzance, and Peep-Bo in The Mikado. An alumna of The Hartt School of Music, she received her Masters of Music degree from The Eastman School of Music.