Soprano Haley Guerra has most recently graduated from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Heidi Grant Murphy. A native of McAllen, Texas, Guerra earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), where she studied music education and voice and performed as Frasquita in UTRGV Opera Theater’s all-Spanish production of Carmen. In fall 2022, she made her IU Jacobs Opera Theater debut as la princesse Laoula in Chabrier’s L’Étoile and was a soprano soloist with the IU Oratorio Chorus in Carmina Burana. She has been an apprentice artist with OPERA San Antonio, and her most recent role debut was Sarah Kavalier in the world premiere of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, a collaboration between Indiana University and the Metropolitan Opera. In 2025, she was a recipient of an encouragement award in the St. Louis district for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and she will be a Smith Young Artist with Cedar Rapids Opera in their 28th season.