236. Holland Community Opera Fellow Alejandra Sandoval-Montañez on Creating Opportunities for Aspiring Singers

Alejandra Sandoval-Montañez is a mezzo-soprano and Holland
Community Opera Fellow. The fellowship brings community-focused
artists to live and work in Omaha. Sandoval-Montañez grew up in
Mexico and received her Masters in Vocal Performance and
Literature from the University of Illinois. Her stage credits
include roles in productions of “Carnaval!,” “A Little Night
Music,” “Pirates of Penzance” and “Patience.”


Sandoval-Montañez is also an educator and social media manager.
She runs the Instagram account Aspiring Opera Singers, which
offers resources and inspiration to those coming up in the craft.
The account has more than 22,000 followers.


In this episode, Sandoval-Montañez and Michael Griffin are
talking about techniques used in operatic singing, the role of
live performance in shaping Omaha’s culture, and how the operatic
tradition can meet today’s cultural needs.