Sheila Shahbazi, Soprano
Sheila Shahbazi is a Los Angeles-based soprano specializing in the Baroque repertoire. She earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Vocal Performance and German from University of Redlands, and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from California State University Fullerton. She has performed such roles as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Second Lady and First Spirit in Die Zauberflöte, Genevieve in Suor Angelica, Filia in Carissimi’s Jephte, Amore in Orfeo ed Euridice, Second Witch in Dido and Aeneas, Jupiter in Sebastián Durón’s Salir el amor del mundo, and most recently Cupid and Shepherdess in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis. She is a member of Seraphim Vocal Ensemble, and has also performed with Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, LA Camerata, and LA Baroque. Sheila has performed scenes of Monteverdi operas at the Queens College Baroque Opera Workshop, and French Baroque Cantatas at Amherst Early Music Festival Vocal Soloists program. When she is not singing, Sheila is a voice and piano teacher at her home studio in Sherman Oaks.