Rochelle Bard

Critically acclaimed soprano Rochelle Bard has been described as an ‘exquisite singing actress, brilliant and heartbreaking.’ Ms. Bard recently performed her second Donizetti queen Maria Stuarda, as well as her debut as Norma, for which critics proclaimed her: "beautifully constructed and achingly gorgeous delivery, at times soft as a whisper, and at others thrilling in its altitude. She carried off the dramatic contrast between the grandeur of confident matriarchal strength and the rage of a spurned woman with as much believability as can be wrung out of the role." ​ The much-anticipated 2022-23 season begins with the debut role of warrior princess Odabella in Attila with Sarasota Opera, followed a return to the role of the intense daughter of Nabucco, Abigaille, with a house debut w