Kayla Nanto is a dynamic and versatile mezzo-soprano based in Dallas, TX.     This season, she appears as "Suzuki" (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, she will make her mainstage debut with The Dallas Opera as "Giannetta" (L'elisir d'amore)  and as "Lapák/The Woodpecker" (The Cunning Little Vixen).

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Kayla spent the past two summers as a Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer, where she sang the role of "Countess Ceprano" (Rigoletto), and covered the roles of "Siegrune" (Die Walküre) and "Deirdre" (The Righteous). 

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Additional performing highlights include “Hansel” (Hansel & Gretel) with both Opera Montana and Opera in the Heights, "Isabelle Eberhardt" (Song from the Uproar) with Verdigris Ensemble, "Orlofsky" (Die Fledermaus) and "Nettie Fowler" (Carousel) with Pensacola Opera, the title role in the workshop of the new opera Zheng with Opera San José,  the title role in Carmen with Painted Sky Opera, and "Flora" (La traviata) with Fort Worth Opera.

 

Kayla is a two-time District Winner in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition, winner of first place and The Jonathan Pell People’s Choice Award in The Dallas Opera’s Lonestar Competition, and a finalist in The Dallas Opera's National Vocal Competition.

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Kayla has trained as a Jan Miller Studio Artist with Pensacola Opera, a Resident Artist with Teatro Nuovo, and a Studio Artist with Fort Worth Opera and holds degrees from University of North Texas (Master of Music) and University of Northern Colorado (Bachelor of Music)