Mele Santos

• Opera Roles Performed:
• Magda Sorel The Consul G.C. Menotti UA Opera Theatre
• Tucson, AZ
• Giovanna/C. Ceprano Rigoletto G. Verdi Concert Opera of Seattle
• Seattle, WA
• Violetta (cover) La Traviata G. Verdi Lyric Opera Northwest
• Seattle, WA
• Agath (world premiere) Abinadi M.R. Taylor BYU Opera Theatre
• Provo, UT
• Opera Scenes Performed (Representative):
• Rusalka Rusalka A. Dvořák Seattle, WA
• Liù Turandot G. Puccini Seattle, WA
• Fiordiligi Così fan tutte W.A. Mozart Seattle, WA
• Marschallin Der Rosenkavalier R. Strauss Seattle, WA
• Elvira Ernani G. Verdi Seattle, WA
• Adriana Adriana Lecouvreur F. Cilea Phoenix, AZ
• Leonora Il Trovatore G. Verdi Phoenix, AZ
• Ariadne Ariadne auf Naxos R. Strauss Tucson, AZ
• Rusalka Rusalka A. Dvořák Tucson, AZ
• Countess Le nozze di Figaro W.A. Mozart Tucson, AZ
• Susannah Susannah C. Floyd Graz, Austria
• Magda La Rondine G. Puccini Seattle, WA
• Louise Louise G. Charpentier Bellevue, WA
• Frasquita Carmen G. Bizet Bellevue, WA
• First Lady Die Zauberflöte W.A. Mozart Bellevue, WA
• Michaela Carmen G. Bizet Bellevue, WA
• Gilda Rigoletto G. Verdi Bellevue, WA
• Mimì La Bohème G. Puccini Bellevue, WA
• Nedda I Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Seattle, WA
• Beatrice Béatrice et Bénédict H. Berlioz Provo, UT
• Elvira Don Giovanni W.A. Mozart Provo, UT
• Musetta La Bohème G. Puccini Provo, UT
• Oratorio and Concert Work:
• Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 H. Villa-Lobos Seattle, WA
• Messiah G.F. Handel Bellevue, WA
• Requiem Mass W.A. Mozart Tucson, AZ
• Theresienmesse J. Haydn Tucson, AZ
• Education:
• Master of Music, Vocal Performance The University of Arizona
• Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance Brigham Young University

Soprano Mele Santos is a native Hawaiian, born in Honolulu. She holds a

Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from The University of Arizona, and a

Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Brigham Young University.

She has appeared in local recitals and concerts, as a soloist with The Eastside

Symphony, with Ladies Musical Club of Seattle, and internationally, in Europe. Other

credits include Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto, Mozart's Requiem and Die Zauberflöte,

Handel’s Messiah, Bizet's Carmen, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, and others.

Mele is also an accomplished teacher, with over 17 years of experience. She

currently maintains a voice studio and has served as a guest vocal technique clinician

for high school choral programs in Washington and Arizona.

She is a classically trained singer who enjoys singing opera, art song, musical

theatre, jazz, and other modern genres. Mele also has dance training and experience in

various ballroom styles, tap, and hula.