A Birmingham native and New Orleans transplant, Anna Kate Yeager is a senior Classical Vocal Performance major in the studio of Claire Shackleton at Loyola University New Orleans. Anna Kate sings in the church choir as an alto and paid soloist at St. Charles Avenue Episcopal Church. At Loyola, she has performed roles such as Juno in last year's production of Orpheus and the Underworld by Offenbach, Maman in Loyola’s production of L’enfant et les sortilèges, and Third Lady in Loyola’s The Magic Flute. In Loyola’s upcoming season, Anna Kate will take the stage as Susannah in Susannah by Carlisle Floyd. This past summer, Anna Kate ventured to Berlin, Germany to take part in the Berlin Opera Academy’s production of Cendrillion by Massenet where she performed the role of Dorothée and covered the role of Prince Orlofsky in their production of Die Fledermaus. She has also been cast in Sweeney Todd as featured ensemble with the Tulane Summer Lyric during their summer season in 2024 and has more recently participated in the LPO’s Verdi Requiem as a chorus member and their previous concerts dating all the way back to their performance of Haydn’s Seasons in 2023. In addition, she will complete her second season as a New Orleans Opera ensemble member in their upcoming production of Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss in April 2026.