Resident Artist Sarah Neely, Soprano

Sarah Neely is Instructor of Voice/Director of the Lyric Theatre at New Mexico State University.  A native of El Paso, Ms. Neely received her Bachelor of Music from West Texas A & M in Canyon, TX and her Master of Music in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2018, where she studied applied voice with Diana Allan and pedagogy with John Nix.  In addition to her faculty position at NMSU, she is a resident artist with El Paso Opera and has been active in opera, operetta, musical theater, theater, and independent film, performing such roles as Helen in Fun Home and Annelle in Steel Magnolias.  At NMSU, Ms. Neely teaches applied voice, ear training/sight singing, class voice, supervised studio teaching, and directs the lyric theatre.  In spring 2023, she directed and starred in a world premiere one-act opera, Burden of Love.