The Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, soprano Chase Sanders is an alumnae of West Chester University (B.M.) and Indiana University (M.M. and PD). At Indiana University, she performed the roles of Governess (The Turn of the Screw), Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea), Mary (Highway 1, USA), and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni).
Chase was most recently seen as Leona (In a Grove), Baroness, (La Vie Parisienne), and Moire (A Mass for Women in Bathrooms) as second year young artist with Opera Saratoga. In the summer of 2023, Chase was a Gerdine Young Artist with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. There, she covered the title role of Treemonisha. She returned as a GYA in 2024 to sing the role of Berta/A Notary (The Barber of Seville) and cover Musetta (La boheme).
Chase was also an emerging artist with Virginia Opera for their 2024-2025 season. There she performed Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Frasquita (Carmen), and Mildred Jeter Loving in the world premiere production of Loving v. Virginia. Sanders has also been a recipient of two Laffont Competition encouragement awards at the Michigan and Idaho-Montana Districts.