Soprano, Allison Sanders, 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, 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 in 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. She recently performed the role of Ruth in Opera Birmingham’s production of The Pirates of Penzance.