Opera Santa Barbara has been dealing in the real-time operatic experience for 20 years now, with a noticeable, general upgrade of caliber in the last several years.
– Josef Woodard / Santa Barbara News Press
An evening of high note…mesmerizing the sold-out audience…with wonderful creativity.
– Richard Mineards / Montecito Journal
November 2013 (debut)
March 2014
November 2013
April 2013
April 2012
March 2011 (debut)
2010 – 2015
November 2013 (debut)
November 2013
April 2013
April 2011 (debut)
Heather Sterling is an accomplished makeup artist and hair stylist with a wide range of experience that includes work in theater, film, print, and fashion. She is a licensed cosmetologist and has a degree in fine art with an emphasis in psychology. Armed with an extensive knowledge of period makeup and hairstyles, Heather first designed for Opera Santa Barbara in 2006 for the company's performances of Tosca; since then her work has been seen in nearly forty OSB productions. She regularly designs for the Music Academy of the West's summer operas and she recently designed for the Granada Theatre's A Christmas Carol.
February 2006 (debut)
November 2015
November 2013 (debut)
November 2013
November 2011 (debut)
Opera News notes that in the role of the villainous Baron Scarpia, Luis Ledesma "commands the stage with his rich, well-controlled baritone. He is convincingly devious; when this Scarpia looks at his Tosca, he conquers the diva with his eyes." Born in Mexico City, and now a U.S. citizen, Ledesma has been lauded internationally for the power and refinement of both his vocal and theatrical gifts. A graduate of the resident program at Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts, Ledesma went on to win several major competitions, including the Pavarotti International Voice Competition and the Julian Gayarre Competition in Spain. He has performed leading roles with major companies around the world, including those in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Santiago, Dresden, Graz, Lisbon, Savonlinna, and at Milan's Teatro alla Scala. This season, Ledesma performs the title role in Verdi's Macbeth with Palm Beach Opera, Scarpia in Tosca with Atlanta Opera, and Marcello in La bohème with Opera de Bellas Artes in Mexico.
November 2013 (debut)
2013
November 2013
November 2011
March 2011 (debut)
2011
April 2014
November 2013 (debut)
2013
November 2014
November 2013
November 2011 (debut)
2011-2012