Isabella Daltoso

• Leading and supporting opera roles including Sesto (Giulio Cesare), Praskovia/Lolo (The Merry Widow), Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Ruth (Pirates of Penzance), Grasshopper/Frantik (The Cunning Little Vixen), and Dritte Dame (Die Zauberflöte).
• Scenes include Carmen (Carmen), Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte) Sesto (La clemenza di Tito).
• Agnes Berge Smith Music Scholar
• Cheney Scholar
• John D Holloway Music Scholar
• Angela Svendsen Music Memorial Scholarship Recipient
• First Place - NATS Cascade Chapter Student Auditions
• First Place Alto Voice - WMEA state solo and ensemble
• Broadway Bound Award - Schmidt Youth Competition
• IES Abroad Vienna Music Performance Workshop Member
• Upcoming performance as Goffredo in Handel’s “Rinaldo” with Chicago Summer Opera

Mezzo-Soprano Isabella Daltoso is a vocal performance major and dance minor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington (PLU), where she is an Agnes Berge Smith Music Scholar and the James D. Holloway Scholar for her class. She is a student of Janeanne Houston. With PLU Opera, Isabella has performed as Sesto in Giulio Cesare, Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Grasshopper/Frantik in The Cunning Little Vixen, and Ruth in Pirates of Penzance. Isabella made her professional opera debut last year singing with Vashon Opera as Praskovia/Lolo in The Merry Widow, and in the chorus of Cavalleria Rusticana. She has also sung with Choir of the West. Isabella toured New Mexico and Colorado with the choir, and was a soloist in the PLU Christmas Concert “O Nata Lux.” She has performed in masterclasses with esteemed singers, including Sasha Cooke and William Burden. Originally from Vancouver, Washington, Isabella has enjoyed performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. In spring of 2023, Isabella traveled to Vienna, Austria, where she participated in the IES Abroad Music Program as a member of the Music Performance Workshop, studying with Elizabeth Bice. Isabella will sing the role of Goffredo in Handel’s Rinaldo with Chicago Summer Opera in August 2023. She is also a writer and academic writing tutor.