Alexandra Bass

Mezzo-soprano Alexandra Bass was born and raised in Southern California. She
earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the prestigious Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, while studying under mezzo-soprano Lorraine Manz. Performance
highlights at Oberlin include Mrs. Grose (The Turn of the Screw), Marcellina (Le nozze di
Figaro), as well as both Sorceress and Spirit (Dido and Aeneas). She is also an alumna of
Oberlin in Italy, the Taos Opera Institute, and SongFest’s Young Artist Program.
After graduating, Alexandra returned to Los Angeles where she has been seen in various
productions including Carmen with Vox Visceralis, Faust with Valley Opera & Performing Arts,
and The Mikado, Iolanta, and The Elixir of Love with Pacific Opera Project. During the
pandemic, Ms. Bass performed virtually in projects by Santa Monica College, as well as
SongFest’s digital concert, ‘Songs of Unity and Hope’. Alexandra recently performed her role
debut as Mercedes in Carmen with Landmark Opera, and spent this past summer at the Toronto
Summer Music Festival as an Art of Song Academy Fellow.