Paula Duva-Rodriguez is a Colombian American mezzo-soprano who recently graduated with her Masters of Music in Music Performance at Michigan State University  (MSU) in the studio of Jane Bunnell. Ms. Duva-Rodriguez recently completed her final opera at MSU, singing the title role of La Cenerentola. She first gained notice for her “warm and powerful voice” backed by her “Chaplinesque” performance as Ramiro in La finta giardiniera (MSU Opera Theatre). Other roles in Ms. Duva-Rodriguez’s repertory include Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Mrs. Segstom in A Little Night Music, La tasse chinoise/La libellule in L’enfant et les sortilèges, Nancy in Albert Herring, Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte, and Cherubino in Act II of Le nozze di Figaro. Concert repertory includes Alto Soloist positions for Handel’s Messiah, (Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra), Schubert’s Magnificat (GLCO), Rutter’s Gloria (People’s Church of East Lansing) and Haydn’s Missa in tempore belli (PCEL). Ms. Duva-Rodriguez was also a recipient of the Mezzo-Soprano Prize, sponsored by Hilda Harris at the 2024 George Shirley competition. Ms. Duva-Rodriguez dabbles in other musical adventures, having been a vocalist for MSU’s salsa band Salsa Verde and a jazz combo vocalist at MSU, along with having played saxophone for several years. Paula Duva-Rodriguez completed her Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts in English at Michigan State University.