Alexandra Bass was born and raised in Southern California. She
earned her Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance from the
prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music, under the instruction of
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.