Arizona Opera Cast Members & Creatives

A native of Tijeras, New Mexico, soprano Lydia Grindatto is a third-year Resident Artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) and is a 2024 Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. During the 2023/24 Season, Lydia makes house debuts with Arizona Opera as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Opera Columbus as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin. During the summer, she will join the prestigious Merola Opera Program, returning to the role of Donna Anna. Earlier this season, Lydia sang the title role in Donizetti’s Anna Bolena at AVA, and was invited to perform popular opera selections alongside featured guest star Michael Fabiano in a concert with Opera Italiana is in the Air at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The 2024/25 Season will bring her company and role debut with Utah Opera as Nedda in Pagliacci.