Sarah Schroeder is a Chicago-based dramatic soprano, known for her powerful vocal presence and expressive range. After years of performing lyric soprano repertoire- her voice has evolved into a more dramatic instrument. She is now focused on repertoire that aligns with this natural transition, brining depth and vocal weight to the dramatic soprano fach.

Sarah has been the recipient of arts from The American Prize National Competition in Opera, Art Song and Oratoria, The Long Leaf Competition and the Barry Alexander Competition.

Most recently, Sarah served as the soprano soloist for Zbigniew Preisn’ers acclaimed Requiem for My Friend, a tribute to film director Krzysztof Kielowski. The work was Preisner’s first large-scale work specially written for live performance and was dedicated to the memory of lauded film director Krzysztof Kieslowski, Preisner’s long-time collaborator. Other recent works include Mozart’s Vespers (Vespare Solennes de Confessore) with the Tower Chorale and as a soloist / section leader for a choral residency at the Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England.

Sarah has been featured as a concert artist in China with the South Shore Orchestra as the guest soprano soloist singing operatic favorites from Verdi's La Traviata and one of the most famous waltz's in the classical repertoire; Johann Strauss's “Frühlingsstimmen.” She has been heard at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual fundraiser honoring Riccardo Muti in An Evening of Italian Opera, and as the guest soloist at Orchestra Hall for the annual Rush Medical Center Fundraiser. She has appeared as a soloist on the Chicago Lyric Opera Guild Concert Series, Northbrook Parisian Salon Series, Omnitones Chamber Ensemble, Chicago Chamber Ensemble, the Lira Ensemble, and in Chamber Opera Chicago's Te Amo: An evening of Spanish Music and Dance.

Notable operatic roles performed roles include: Violeletta in La Traviata and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Verismo Opera Theater; Zaide with the Amadeus Opern Ensemble in Salzburg, Austria; Frasquita in Carmen with both Lexington Opera and Chamber Opera Chicago; Dew Fairy in Hansel & Gretel; Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Sugar Creek Symphony; Adele in Die Fledermaus with Belmont Opera theater; Jou Jou in Mitislav the Modern with Chicago Folks Operetta; Sister Catherine in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Converse Opera Theater; Miss Pinkerton in Old Maid & the Thief; and Felice in Test Tube, at which time, she was the first to sing the fully staged role of Milton Granger's opera.

Sarah has toured England with Chamber Opera of Chicago, portraying Mrs. Clay in a musical adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion. She joined the company in the Chicago and New York productions as Mrs. Harville.

Additional musical theater roles include Sister Agatha and Maria U/S in Chamber Opera Chicago's production of Rodger's & Hammerstein's: The Sound of Music, Magnolia in a concert performance of the music of Jerome Kern’s Show Boat, and as Jane Bennett in the Chicago Premiere of Jacob and Baker’s Pride & Prejudice.

On screen, Sarah appeared as a singer in a T-Mobile national television commercial under the direction of Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Glee) and Musical Director Paul Mirkovich. Other credits include Logitech, A&E’s The Beast and Michael Mann’s Public Enemies.

Sarah holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy & Performance from Belmont University and a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Samford University. She has performed as a young artist with the International Vocal Arts Institute (IVAI) and the Open Ensemble in Salzburg, Austria.