Sarah Purser, mezzo soprano, is a Central Florida based singer, songwriter, voice teacher, and educator. She earned her master of arts in music and bachelor of music education degrees from the University of Central Florida. Ms. Purser is the education director for Opera Orlando as well as the business manager for Orlando Sings.

Sarah has been a featured soloist with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and frequently performs recitals and concerts throughout Central Florida. Recent performances include a number with Opera Orlando; Marcellina in Marriage of Figaro; Jane Seymore in Opera Orlando’s original production of 6/VIII; The Six Wives of Henry the VIII, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, The Dom in Safe Word, and Tisbe in Cenerentola. She has also performed several roles with UCF opera, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando Light Opera, and Musiktheater Bavaria including Olga in the Merry Widow, Meg Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Terentia in Captain Lovelock, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, and Stefano in Romeo et Juliette.

Ms. Purser is a founding member of the professional women’s vocal ensemble, The Helena Collective whose 2019 collaboration with Opera Orlando on their original production “6/VIII: The Six Wives of Henry VIII” received accolades and won critic’s choice award at the Orlando Fringe Festival. Sarah also enjoying singing with the Basilica Choir at the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, The Solaria Singers, and performing with her original music project, The Sarah Purser Band alongside her handsome, bass-wielding husband Marco.