Die
FLEDERMAUS
ROSLINDE | OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS
Rosalinde
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Prince Orlofsky is throwing the costume party of the century, and everyone is determined to be there. Dr. Falke invites his friend Eisenstein for a gentleman’s night out on the town. Little do they know that Eisenstein’s wife, Rosalinde, and her maid, Adele, each have their own mischievous plans. What starts as a harmless prank soon escalates into an epic battle of the sexes, filled with disguises, flirtations, and comedic deceptions. No matter how the evening ends, one thing is for sure — you can blame it on the champagne!
May-June
2025
LUEBEARD's
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IANNI
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CASTLE
SCHICCHI
AS JUDITH/NELLA | CALGARY OPERA
Judith/Nella
BLUEBEARD's CASTLE/
GIANNI SCHICCHI
Calgary Opera
In Bluebeard’s Castle, the newly-married Judith discovers seven locked doors in the castle of her husband, Duke Bluebeard, prompting her quest to uncover his dark and mysterious past, one door at a time.
In Gianni Schicchi, the recently deceased aristocrat Buoso Donati has left a large inheritance to a monastery, and his greedy relatives must enlist the help of the clever peasant Gianni Schicchi to alter the will. When he does, it's not quite what they had in mind.
April
2025
M
ACBETH
AS LADY MACBETH | THE ATLANTA OPERA
Lady Macbeth
MACBETH
The Atlanta Opera
A powerful and emotional work, Macbeth is the opera Giuseppe Verdi declared to be “unlike any other!” No love story here…just a darkly riveting scramble to grab power at any cost. Dominating the drama, Michael Mayes as Macbeth and Sara Gartland as Lady Macbeth bring their passionate and dramatic voices to this tightly paced work of magnificent music.
March
2025
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LA
RAVIATA
AS VIOLETTA VALERY | THE DALLAS OPERA
Violetta Valery
LA TRAVIATA
The Dallas Opera
The deck is stacked against Violetta, the ill-fated heroine of this well-loved tragedy—a courtesan trying to turn her life around, she falls for the romantic Alfredo, but illness and family meddling thwart her one chance at happiness. This stylish new production is designed by Tony Award–winner Christopher Oram and directed by Louisa Muller in her Dallas Opera debut. This is a co-production with The Santa Fe Opera.
October
2024
S
ALOME
SALOME | DES MOINES METRO OPERA
Salome
SALOME
Des Moines Metro Opera
Based on Oscar Wilde’s sensational play, Richard Strauss’s Salome took the world by storm at its premiere with princess Salome at its center, whose growing obsession with the imprisoned prophet John the Baptist leads the story to its dramatic conclusion. Featuring music that is both colossal and dazzling, this new production will leave you on the edge of your seat. This new production features soprano Sara Gartland making an anticipated role debut as Salome
June 19
July 7, 13, & 19
2024
D
IE TOTE STADT
AS MARIETTA/MARIE | SEMPEROPER DRESDEN
Marietta/Marie
DIE TOTE STADT
Semperoper Dresden
The grieving widower Paul lives in the city of Bruges after the death of his wife Marie and practices a strange death cult around the deceased. But the encounter with the dancer Marietta turns his life upside down: the young woman becomes a mirror of his longings, onto which he projects the "return" of his deceased wife. Ms. Gartland appears as Marietta/Marie in this production.
January
2024
D
IE TOTE STADT
AS MARIETTA/MARIE | OLDENBURGISCHES STAATSTHEATER
Marietta/Marie
DIE TOTE STADT
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater
Paul lives in his house in Bruges where his young wife, Marie, had died some years before. Paul has not come to terms with the reality of her death. He keeps a Kirche des Gewesenen (Temple of the Past) in her honor, a locked room including keepsakes, including photographs, a lute, and a lock of her hair. In this production, Ms. Gartland appears as Marietta/Marie.
December 2023
January 2024
LUEBEARD'S CASTLE
B
AS JUDITH | DES MOINES METRO OPERA
don
G
IOVANNI
AS DONNA ELVIRA | MINNESOTA OPERA
Judith
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
Des Moines Metro Opera
The mysterious Duke Bluebeard welcomes his new bride Judith into his ominous castle, where rumors have been swirling concerning one question: what happened to his previous three wives? Shrouded in the secrecy of seven forbidden rooms, Judith desperately tries to uncover the terrifying secrets that Bluebeard had hoped to keep locked away forever. With its immense, cinematic score, Bartók’s psychological opera-thriller will leave you entranced as Judith reveals, door-by-door, Bluebeard’s dark past. Ms. Gartland debuts the role of Judith in Bluebeard's Castle at Des Moines Metro Opera.
July
2023
Donna Elvira
DON GIOVANNI
Minnesota Opera
Don Giovanni is an egotistical and infamous womanizer, brazen in his shameless seductions. But his betrayals soon catch up to him when divine retribution exacts the ultimate price. Mozart’s sharp and otherworldly opera seamlessly blends dark comedy with biting social commentary, all set to some of opera’s most stirring music. Ms. Gartland appears as Donna Elvira in this production of Don Giovanni at Minnesota Opera.
May
2023
IE TOTE STADT
D
AS MARIETTA/MARIE | OPERA COLORADO
Marietta/Marie
DIE TOTE STADT
Opera Colorado
Opera Colorado presents a new production of composer Erich Korngold’s rare operatic gem, Die tote Stadt (The Dead City). We follow Paul, a widowed artist unraveled by grief. Life is turned upside down when Paul meets the bright and passionate Marietta—the mirror image of his late wife, Marie. This haunting drama filled with lush cinematic music will leave you questioning what is real and what is only a dream.
February / March
2023
I
P
AGLIACCI
AS NEDDA | SAN ANTONIO OPERA
Nedda
I PAGLIACCI
San Antonio Opera
When a traveling acting troupe arrives to perform in a bustling town, the secrets and jealousies among them threaten to explode onstage—with deadly consequences. Ms. Gartland debuts the role of Nedda in this production directed by Garnett Bruce and conducted by Francesco Milioto.
November
2022
USALKA
R
AS RUSALKA | PITTSBURGH OPERA
Rusalka
RuSALKA
Pittsburgh Opera
Ms. Gartland jumps in to the title role in Pittsburgh Opera's first ever production of Rusalka. Music Director Antony Walker conducts; Kristine McIntyre directs.
September
2022
A
housand
T
Acres
AS ROSE | DES MOINES METRO OPERA
Rose
A THOUSAND ACRES
Des Moines Metro Opera
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear set on a farm in Iowa in the late 1970s told from the point of view of Ginny, the oldest of three daughters. After multiple workshops, Ms. Gartland returns to Des Moines Metro Opera to debut the role of Rose in the World Premiere of Kristin Kuster's and Mark Campbell's A Thousand Acres.
World premiere July
2022
UEEN OF
Q
SPADES
AS LISA | DES MOINES METRO OPERA
Lisa
QUEEN OF SPADES
Des Moines Metro Opera
Ms. Gartland appears as Lisa in the company premier of Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades at Des Moines Metro Opera.
Summer
2021
the
arriage
M
of figaro
AS COUNTESS ALMAVIVA | THE DALLAS OPERA
Countess Almaviva
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
The Dallas Opera
Figaro and Susanna want to marry — but their boss, the predatory Count, has other ideas! Not only that: there are more domestic dramas here than at Downton Abbey, including a hormonally charged teenager causing havoc, and an older woman who says she has the right to marry Figaro! Ms. Gartland debuts the role of Countess Almaviva with the Dallas Opera.
April
2021
ASS IN C MAJOR
M
&
PULCINELLA
SOPRANO SOLOIST | JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY
Soprano soloist
MASS IN C MAJOR & PULCINELLA
Jacksonville Symphony
Ms. Gartland appears as the soprano soloist for Beethoven's Mass in C in addition to Stravinsky's Pulcinella with the Jacksonville Symphony and the University of North Florida Chorale. Conductor Courtney Lewis leads from the podium.
February
2020
ansel & gretel
H
AS GRETEL | SAN DIEGO OPERA
Gretel
HANSEL & GRETEL
San Diego Opera
Once upon a time, two children enter the dark woods leaving a trail of bread crumbs to find their way home. Lost, in the middle of nowhere, they come across a gingerbread house festooned with candy and sweets, a confectionary castle of delectable delights, which holds a dark secret that threatens their very lives. Ms. Gartland appears as Gretel in Humperdinck's operatic adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
February
2020
USALKA
R
AS RUSALKA (COVER) | CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
Rusalka (cover)
RUSALKA
Canadian Opera Company
Ms. Gartland made her house debut with the Canadian Opera Company, covering the title role in Dvorak's Rusalka.
October
2019
OZZECK
W
AS MARIE | DES MOINES METRO OPERA
la
OHÈME
B
AS MUSETTA | THE DALLAS OPERA
La
raviata
T
AS VIOLETTA | ARIZONA OPERA
Violetta
LA TRAVIATA
Arizona Opera
Ms. Gartland appeared as Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata with Arizona Opera. Directed by Stephanie Havey, conducted by Joseph Rescigno.
January & February
2019
ARMEN
C
AS MICAËLA | THE DALLAS OPERA
USALKA
R
AS RUSALKA | DES MOINES METRO OPERA
die
ledermaus
F
AS ROSALINDE | UTAH OPERA
Rosalinde
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Utah Opera
Ms. Gartland debuted the role of Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with Utah Opera. Directed by Kyle Lang, conducted by Gary Thor Wedow.
May
2019