Lauren Salazar, mezzo-soprano, is a recent graduate of the Graduate Artist Certificate program in Voice & Opera at the University of North Texas, where she studied under Dr. Carol Wilson. She also holds a Master of Music from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Music from The University of Texas at Austin.

A versatile performer, Ms. Salazar has portrayed a wide range of roles, including the title characters in Carmen, Hänsel, and Dido. Her repertoire also includes notable roles such as Despina (Così fan tutte), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Third Wood Sprite (Rusalka), Dorothée (Cendrillon), and Annio (La clemenza di Tito).

She has performed with a number of professional companies and ensembles, including Fort Worth Opera, Austin Opera, Opera Arlington, The Dallas Bach Society, TEXAS Outdoor Musical Company, Opera in the Ozarks, Taos Summer Opera, Miami Summer Music Festival, and Music on Site. During the 2024–2025 season, she appeared as the alto soloist with the Dallas Bach Society in Il Concerto delle Donne, Merrie England, and Vivaldi Gloria.

In the 2025 summer season, Ms. Salazar performed with Opera in the Ozarks, including performances as the Witch in Into the Woods and a reprisal of her Carmen. She is slated to appear as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera of the Plains in the fall of 2025.