Allison Sanders, a Birmingham native, studied at the Curtis Institute of Music where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music. While studying, she performed roles such as Dido (Dido and Aeneas), Elettra (Idomeneo), Marguerite (Faust) and Cleopatra (Antony and Cleopatra). She also performed numerous roles with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, some of which include Giovanna (Rigoletto), Clotilde (Norma), Bianca (The Rape of Lucretia), and Flora (La Traviata). She was seen as the title role in Joplin’s Treemonisha with New York City Opera, and performed The Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia with Opera Memphis. She has done several orchestral works with The Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Symphony Orchestra, The Chautauqua Orchestra and the Alabama Symphony. Allison was a featured soloist in the closing ceremonies of The World Games 2022. She last performed with Opera Birmingham as Ruth in Pirates of Penzance and will return to the company this season as the Mother in dwb (driving while black).