About

Kayla Nanto is a dynamic and versatile mezzo-soprano based in Dallas, TX. Kayla recently appeared as "Suzuki" in Madama Butterfly with Opera San José, Fort Worth Opera, and The Princeton Festival and as the title role in Carmen with Abilene Philharmonic.

This fall, Kayla makes her mainstage debut with The Dallas Opera as "Giannetta" in L'elisir d'amore and as "Lápak/The Woodpecker" in The Cunning Little Vixen and returns to Opera in the Heights as "Carmen" in The Tragedy of Carmen.

"The five-star performance of the night belonged to Kayla Nanto’s Suzuki. Her voice blended beautifully with Markey’s, but it was her work in the silences that stabbed at you. Her reactions to Butterfly in Act three ranked among the production’s most devastating wordless moments. Nanto stole the show, doing so with her stellar acting"

-OperaWire