Polish-American mezzo-soprano, Sarah Zieba, will be joining the Finnish National Opera as a member of their Young Singers’ Program this upcoming 25/26 season. She was a part of the Boston University Opera Institute studying with Penelope Bitzas where she performed the roles of Sesto in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito", the title role in Massenet's "Cendrillon", Ruggiero in Handel's "Alcina", and Jo in Mark Adamo's "Little Women". Zieba received her Master of Music, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Northwestern University where she performed the lead role of Brittomara in Jake Heggie's Midwest premiere of "If I Were You" in February 2022. Zieba will be returning to Chautauqua this summer to perform the lead role of Salud in Manuel de Falla's "La Vida Breve." An avid lover of concert work, Zieba has performed Mendelssohn's "Elijah," de Falla's "El Amor Brujo", and Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde."