Resident Artist Holly Kara Mesarch, Soprano

Holly Kara Mesarch, soprano, holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. She is a first-place winner at regional NATS competitions, recipient of the NATS Rio Grande chapter’s “Most Promising Singer” award. Holly made her first mainstage appearance last season as Annina in El Paso Opera’s La Traviata. Characters she has played include Susanna from Le nozze di Figaro, Despina from Così fan tutte, and Adele from Die Fledermaus. She was proclaimed a “show stealer” in her most recent role of Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, under the direction of Norman Lewis. She has been a Chamber Choir singer in El Paso Choral Society, and the director/choral director for El Paso’s community presentation of Handel’s Messiah. She is currently a Resident Artist for El Paso Opera. She regularly gives recitals and appears as a guest soloist with choirs and local churches. Holly Mesarch lives to share her lifelong passion for music through performance and working as Assistant to the Director of El Paso Opera–all while balancing a busy family life with her husband and five sons.