Sarah McHan is an American soprano whose artistry thrives on the power of storytelling. Earlier this year, Sarah sang over 100 performances as the Queen of the Night in The Atlanta Opera studio tour of The Magic Flute. Additionally, she reprised her Queen of the Night with the Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center and made her Opera Louisiane debut in “Over the Top!”, a coloratura soprano trio concert. Sarah will make her Turner-Fischer Center for Opera debut this November singing Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro and “A vos yeux, mes amis” from Thomas’s Hamlet on the "Lala-Palooza Lagniappe Gala".

A decorated soprano, she has earned recognition and awards from competitions including the Atlanta Music Club Competition (1st Place), LSU Solo Aria Competition (1st Place), Mobile Opera Rose Competition (Finalist), NATS National Student Auditions (3rd Place), and the Shirley Rabb Winston Competition - Birmingham Chapter (1st Place). Additional performance credits include Johanna in Sweeney Todd, Amy March in Little Women, and Sister Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites.

Sarah earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Georgia Southern University, where she studied under Allen Henderson. She is currently pursuing her Master of Music in Vocal Performance at Louisiana State University, studying under Lindsay Kate Brown.