Barbara Divis is an emerging young artist who has, during the past two seasons, appeared with the San Diego Opera (1st Lady in Die Zauberflöte and Lula in Cold Sassy Tree), Opera Santa Barbara (Nedda in I Pagliacci),West Bay Opera (Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera), and Opera San Jose where, as a former Principal Artist, she performed thirteen roles, most notably, Violetta in La Traviata, Micaëla in Carmen, Mimi in La Bohème, Marguerite in Faust, Nedda in Pagliacci, and Tatyana in Eugene Onegin.

Last season she appeared with Nevada Opera as Nedda, Opera Santa Barbara as Micaela, and Tacoma Opera as Violetta. She also appeared in Mexico City as soprano soloist in Haydn's "Lord Nelson" Mass with the Mexico City Symphony.

Ms. Divis holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Houston, for whom she performed Nannetta in Verdi's Falstaff, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Eurydice in Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, and Serpetta in Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera. She also had the opportunity to reprise the role of Doll Bilby under the direction of Carlisle Floyd.

Elsewhere she was a member of the San Diego Opera's Ensemble Program, and the apprentice programs of the Fort Worth Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera.

On the concert stage, she has appeared as a featured soloist with the San Diego Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Woodlands Symphony Orchestra, the Sun City Chorale and Orchestra, and the San Jose Symphony.

Ms. Divis was a Regional Finalist (2nd place) in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was the first place winner in the Ellen Faull Gordon Competition sponsored in part by the Portland Opera.

Upcoming engagements include Liú in Turandot with Austin Lyric Opera in November. She has also been engaged to sing the roles of Micaëla in Carmen, and First Lady in Die Zauberflöte with San Diego Opera in 2006.