Sydney Pexton is a soprano from Salt Lake City, Utah. She recently graduated with her Master of Music in Opera Performance at the New England Conservatory. She has appeared in a range of operatic and concert performances with NEC and Utah Valley University, including roles in Lʼincoronazione di Poppea, Die Fledermaus, and Les Contes dʼHoffmann.
Most recently, attended the Toronto Summer Music Festival as an Art of Song Fellow, performed the role of Elaine in NECʼs production of John Mustoʼs Later the Same Evening, and was selected as a New Music Fellow at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festivalʼs New Music Workshop, where she premiered eight works as part of the Emerging Artist Series. She will be attending the Oxenfoord International Summer School later this summer.
At NEC, Sydney has covered the role of Despina in Mozartʼs Così fan tutte, performed Little Red in Seymour Barabʼs Little Red Riding Hood, and appeared regularly in the Liederabend concert series, working closely with renowned coaches including Cameron Stowe, JJ Penna, and Tanya Blaich. Additional performance highlights include The Governess in Brittenʼs The Turn of the Screw with the Trentino Music Festival and Adele in Straussʼs Die Fledermaus with Lyric Opera Studio Weimar.