Cassandra Velasco, Mezzo Soprano

Owner of a "wonderful creamy chocolate voice" Cassandra Zoe Velasco is considered one of Mexico’s rising stars of opera. A recent graduate of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at the Los Angeles Opera, Cassandra was a semi- finalist of the 2012 edition of Operalia. Additionally, she represented Mexico at the Monserrat Caballé Competition (Spain), the Competizione dell ́Opera (Germany) and the Teatro Colón Competition (Argentina).

Since the young age of 22, Ms. Velasco has been staring in productions in Mexico City, including La Scala di Seta, and L’Ocassione fa il Ladro with ProOpera, Angelina in La Cenerentola and Isolier in Le Comte Ory with Mexico National Opera Company, Isabella in Italiana in Algeri with Arpegio Productions, and Charlotte in Werther with Festival Frances. She made her Opera de Bellas Artes debut as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana, followed by Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

In the United States, her performances include Second Flower in Catan's La Hija de Rappaccini with Gotham Chamber Opera, Myrtale in Thaïs, sharing the stage with Plácido Domingo, Mercedes in Carmen conducted by Placido Domingo, 2nd Lady in Die Zauberflöte, and the world premiere of Jonah and the Whale, all with Los Angeles Opera.