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Sara Crigger has been praised for her “rich mezzo-soprano voice” and “flawless comedic timing.” A few of her operatic credits include Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Nashville Opera), The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors (Opéra Louisiane), Addison Moore in the stage premier of The Copper Queen (Marble City Opera), and 2nd Lady in The Magic Flute (Nashville Opera). She has appeared as a concert soloist on works such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
A lover of contemporary music, Ms. Crigger works with living composers regularly. She has premiered works such as Jeffrey Wood’s Songs of Ascents, Rachel Devore Fogarty’s “As the rain hides the stars” and Darryl Nettles’ Harlem Shadows. Recently, Sara appeared as the soloist for Gateway Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs.
Beginning her career in commercial music, Sara received her Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston. On completion of her degree, Sara moved to Nashville where she worked singing backup and playing cello in rock and country bands. During this time, Sara also rediscovered her love of classical music, eventually receiving her Master of Music from Austin Peay State University and completing Nashville Opera’s Mary Ragland Emerging Artist program.