Cambria Metzinger is a San Diego based mezzo-soprano from Santa Barbara, California. She has been praised for her charming stage presence and wide stylistic range. Cambria has an extensive background in a variety of musical genres including jazz and musical theater with a primary focus in opera. She is on track to receive her BM in classical vocal performance from San Diego State University where she has performed a variety of principal roles, including the Stewardess in Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Dafne in Peri’s Euridice and Anna in Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins. She most recently performed the role of Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus with Pacific Lyric Association Opera. Cambria’s voice has been consistently lauded by distinguished organizations such as the National Association of Teachers Singing (NATS), the Music Teacher Association of California (MTAC) and the Santa Barbara Music Club (SBMC). Cambria has been accepted into Opera Santa Barbara’s Chrisman Studio Artist program for the 2021-2022 season. She will be making her Opera Santa Barbara debut as a seamstress in Puccini’s Il Tabarro. She can also be seen performing as the Cantadora in SDSU’s upcoming production of La verbena de la Paloma as well as a soloist for the Mozart Requiem in D minor, K. 626 with the SDSU orchestra. Cambria is currently in the process of applying to graduate school, where she intends on pursuing a MM in vocal performance.
