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Sarah Rosales is a Salvadoran-American soprano from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Career highlights include Alícia in the world premiere of The House on Mango Street by Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros, covering the role Isabella Stewart Gardner in the world premiere of Damien Geter’s American Apollo (Des Moines Metro Opera), Belle (Beauty & the Beast, Opera Iowa), & Lauretta/Nan Wood Graham (Gianni Schicchi/American Gothical, Cedar Rapids Opera). She is the recipient of many awards from organizations including The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Opera Mississippi, The Schubert Club, National Society of Arts & Letters, Musicians Club of Women, & The George Shirley Vocal Competition. In addition to opera, Sarah frequently performs musical theater, pop, and cumbia repertoire. She currently attends The Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Dr. Gwendolyn Coleman.