Sarah Kate Walston, a Richmond, VA native, received her Bachelor of Music degree at Lee University  and her Master of Music degree and Graduate Performance Diploma at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland.  She has played numerous operatic roles including Phyllis in Iolanthe, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Gianetta in L’elisir d’amore, Casilda in The Gondoliers, Cupid in Orpheus in the Underworld, Papagena in The Magic Flute, Suor Genoveffa in Suor Angelica, Isabel in El Capitan and Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia where IONARTS described her as a “lyric soprano” with a “high-flying…,light, pretty sound.”

Sarah also enjoys performing in recitals and is a regular performer in the Baltimore Symphony’s Holiday Spectacular shows.  As stated by Soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson, “Her natural ability as an actress is always a hit with the audiences.” She shows “incredible versatility on stage.”  She has attended Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Residency for Young Artists program and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. 

Sarah was most recently engaged in The Virginia Opera’s Spectrum Resident Artist’s Program.

“The sweet, nimble singing and deft acting of Sarah Kate Walston, as Phyllis, was a major plus throughout the performance”

                                   -Review of Iolanthe, The Baltimore Sun