Vocalist: Santiago Alfonso Meza

Santiago Alfonzo Meza is a baritone from Caracas, Venezuela, who relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to pursue a MM Vocal Performance at the University of New Mexico, where he studies under the direction of Dr. Michael Hix. He enjoyed a career as a choir member and cantor for congregations in the Washington D.C. area and a stage performer with local theatre and opera companies, including Creative Cauldron and Loudon Lyric Opera, and also served as a chorus member for the Washington National Opera and Maryland Lyric Opera.

In New Mexico, he has performed with two seasons of the University of New Mexico opera scenes program as well as portraying the role of Count Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. Additionally, Santiago has recently debuted with Opera Southwest, performing the role of Zuniga in the regional Spanish language premiere of Georges Bizet's Carmen.

This coming spring he will be back with University of New Mexico's opera program, portraying the role of John Brooke in Mark Adamo's Little Women. As a conclusion to his college career, Santiago will be performing his Master's recital on April 19th at 6pm in Keller Hall at the University of New Mexico, featuring works of Brahms, Guastavino, Moreno Torroba, Ponce, Danielpour, Ravel, and Bach.