Sarah Elise Navy

Sarah Elise Navy (she/her) is a soprano from Houston, TX. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign under the guidance of Dr. Ollie Watts Davis. She received her Master of Music and Performer’s Diploma in Vocal Performance from Southern Methodist University, where she studied with Professor Barbara Hill Moore, and received her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Lawrence University as a student of acclaimed countertenor John Holiday. Recent operatic roles include the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Bianca in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, and Manuelita in Offenbach’s Pépito as an Education Artist with The Dallas Opera. She has also appeared in concert with the Dallas Opera Orchestra. In addition to her performance career, Sarah is passionate about arts accessibility and creating inclusive spaces in classical music for Black and Brown youth.

Sarah is a 2026 Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellow.