Alexis Peart

A second-year Ryan Opera Center mezzo-soprano from Titusville, New Jersey, Peart appeared at Lyric last season as Kate Pinkerton/Madama Butterfly and in El último sueño de Frida y Diego. A former Jane & Steven Akin Emerging Artist with Boston Lyric Opera, she appeared there in Mitridate, The Seasons, Noah’s Flood, La cenerentola, and Eurydice. Other recent roles include Dorabella/Così fan tutte, Jo/Little Women, Ruggiero/Alcina, Taller Daughter/Proving Up, title role/Giulio Cesare, Der Trommler/Der Kaiser von Atlantis, and Ada Lovelace in the world premiere workshop of Ruehr’s The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage. The mezzo can be heard on Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera’s Grammy-nominated recording of Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X and on several art song releases by PARMA Recordings. An Encouragement Award winner in the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition New England Region and recipient of second prize in the 2026 Musicians Club of Women Competition, Peart is a two-time alumna of the Wolf Trap Opera Studio.

In Lyric’s 2026/27 Season, Peart will sing Flora/La traviata and Mrs. Ott/Susannah.

Last updated: June 22, 2026