Sara
Kennedy

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Upcoming Engagements

Cavalleria rusticana

Lola

Sarasota Opera

Stiffelio

Performer

Sarasota Opera

Recent Highlights

I Pagliacci

Nedda

Florida Grand Opera

La bohème

Musetta

Florida Grand Opera

Beyond the Horizon

Performer

Teatro Grattacielo

Die Zauberflöte

Pamina

Florida Grand Opera

Semifinals

Participant

George London Foundation

Wednesday Morning Music Club-Fielder Grant Competition

Winner

Texas Federation of Music Clubs

La Traviata

Annina

Shreveport Opera

Così fan tutte

Fiordiligi

Opera Arlington

Don Giovanni

Donna Anna

Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy

Don Giovanni

Donna Anna

Painted Sky Opera

La Traviata

Annina

Florida Grand Opera

Sarasota House Concert

Soprano

Sara Kennedy, Soprano

Lucia di Lammermoor

Lucia

University of North Texas

Biography

Resume

Hailed as an “exciting singer with a killer voice” (Chris Ruel, Operawire), Sara Kennedy is an American soprano from Austin, Texas. Renowned for her rich, powerful sound and commanding stage presence, she is establishing herself as an important emerging artist in both traditional and contemporary repertoire.

In 2024 Sara performed the vocally challenging role of Ruth Atkins in the world premiere of Nicolas Flagello’s Beyond the Horizon with Teatro Grattacielo and won outstanding kudos as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Florida Grand Opera. She returns to Sarasota Opera as a studio artist where she will sing Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana and cover Lina in Stiffelio. Sara was a studio artist with Florida Grand Opera in 2023–2024, singing Annina and covering Violetta in La traviata. She also covered the role of Nedda in Pagliacci and sang Musetta in La bohème.

In 2023, the talented soprano made company debuts with Opera Arlington, performing Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and with Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy and Painted Sky Opera singing Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. That same season she was awarded 2nd prize in the Bonnie Cummins Fielder Grant for Vocal Career Advancement by the Wednesday Morning Music Club of Austin, Texas.

In 2022, Sara was an apprentice at Sarasota Opera as well as an opera fellow at OperaFest Sewanee. Sara was named a winner of the Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition which led to her debut with the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra.

Sara Kennedy completed her Graduate Artist Certificate in Opera from the University of North Texas in 2021. She also holds a B.M. in Music Education and an M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas.

Press Quotes

"“Other standouts include Sara Kennedy, whose Pamina is vocally radiant and dramatically excellent as she undergoes a transformation from hapless victim to spiritual enlightenment – suffering disappointment along the way, as expressed in the haunting Ach, ich fühl’s"

— David M. Rice, Classical Source

"Kennedy was simply the star of the night, her soprano soaring cleanly, her diction articulate and always clear. She displayed a resonant chest voice coupled with powerful high notes and tremendous balance with more parlato moments...Her aria was the highlight of the evening, her legato silky and smooth. She ascended to her upper reaches fearless throughout the passage. The audience received her with a deserved ovation."

— David Salazar, Operawire

"Everyone knows a Musetta – the energetic and sassy 'it girl,' Kennedy portrayed this flawlessly. Her crystalline tone served all the dimensions of Musetta."

— Afton Wooten, Operawire

"Her bright soprano voice sounded excellent, with a powerful upper register. All-in-all, she was an exciting singer with a killer voice."

— Chris Ruel, Operawire