Q: When did you start singing?
A: I participated in choir in elementary school, but I didn’t take formal singing lessons until high school.
Q: Who/what were your major influences?
A: I think I was always interested in performing. Some of my clearest memories from elementary school were when they had theater or music groups come to perform for us. My first voice teacher, Dr. Roberta (Bobbi) Moger, had such a big influence on me. Her two biggest things were vocal health and leading with joy. She’d always take time to find pieces for her students that spoke to them. Her love of music wasn’t ego driven and you could just tell how much joy it gave her to participate in music making. It was such a great way to be introduced to serious music study.
Q: What's a typical day like in the life of Sarah Coit?
A: Frequent gigging can give you a sense of homelessness, which I thought would be a struggle for me, but has actually made it easier for me to live in the moment. I don’t have kids and my boyfriend and I visit each other when we have time off and play tourist. It’s nothing like I expected and it’s really fun!
Q: Dream roles?
A: I’ve covered Erika in Barber’s Vanessa , but I’d love the chance to actually do it. I’d also love a chance to do Nancy in Albert Herring again. I love that show so much. Any Handel or Mozart roles. Any. I’m also a big lover of new music, so I always think that my favorite role just hasn’t been written yet! 😉
Q: What's the weirdest or funniest thing that's ever happened to you during a performance?
A: I was singing Mercédès in Carmen at Utah Opera and we were about to start the card trio on opening night when I see, sitting center stage, a bright blue Dr. Scholl’s insole. My costume had a purse where I kept my cards, so I grabbed the insole and put it in there and we continued. My colleagues and I laughed about it but were mostly confused as to how a single loose insole could end up on stage. Well, it turns out that our Don José had been trying out different insoles in his dressing room and one of them had been put on the chair he was sitting on. It stuck to his pants, unnoticed, and he carried it all the way to center stage where it fell off. The lighting was sort of blue so the director (and as far as I know, the audience members) never saw it!
Q: If you weren't a singer, you'd be...?
A: A mediocre stand-up comedian.
Q: You're a Bay Area gal … Joe's Special or a Mission Burrito?
A: Burrritooooo, baby!
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