ABOUT
biography
SARA MANGRUM, soprano, is a solo and chamber artist, educator, and voice, piano, acting, and theatre instructor in the Tampa Bay Area. As a soloist, she has performed in musical theatre and opera productions, concerts, recitals, and masterclasses throughout Florida, Italy, and Mexico.
Sara's most recent pursuits include performing as a featured soloist in The Odyssey in St. Petersburg, FL, with Central Florida Sounds of Freedom in If Only in My Dreams, and Spanish Lyric Theatre as Missy in The Marvelous Wonderettes, understudy for Susana in La Verbena de la Paloma, and Antonia in Man of La Mancha. With St. Petersburg Opera, Sara has appeared as "the cousin" in Madama Butterfly, as a soloist in their Broadway Cabaret and Seasonal Sparkle events, and in the chorus for various productions, .
Sara has performed with the Opera Tampa Chorus for the Andrea Bocceli Concert at Amalie Arena in 2018, 2020, and 2023. In 2018, Sara studied and performed at the Opera Lucca Summer Festival in Lucca, Italy and in 2016 toured the Yucatán, Mexico, with Opera Maya on a televised opera tour, performing solo, duet, trio, and opera chorus roles. She has also performed the national anthem for a Florida legislature ceremony in Tampa and for an audience of 18,000 at Amalie Arena for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sara has performed with St. Petersburg Opera, Opera Tampa, University of South Florida Chamber Singers, The Florida Orchestra, and Master Chorale of Tampa Bay in performances such as Handel's Messiah, The Game of Thrones Live Tour, and Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy. She performed in many scenes, programs, and recitals while studying at USF, and has participated in music festivals such as NATS.
In addition to performing, Sara has directed music and musical theatre programs and taught voice and piano at the Florida Academy of Performing Arts in Brandon, FL, and School of Rock in Tampa, FL. Her directing credits include The Little Mermaid Jr., Legally Blonde Jr., Annie Jr., and Willy Wonka Kids. For three years, she has been an adjudicator for The Florida Thespian Society District Festivals. Sara has taught in public, private, and Montessori schools and in "Music with Sara" infant and toddler classes at Munchkin Town in Largo, FL. Sara currently teaches voice, piano, theatre, and intro to music lessons from her home studio and at American Montessori Preparatory School.
Sara began her classical voice training at the age of six, studied theatre from the age of nine, and piano from the age of ten at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts in Clearwater, FL. In the summer of 2018, she studied at Lucca Italian School in Lucca, Italy. She graduated in Spring 2017 from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a focus in Vocal Performance. She studied under the guidance of Dr. Kyoung Cho, Dr. Robyn Rocklein, and Jason Stearns.
