Hailed as a “showstopper with a voluminous creamy voice,” (Broadway World) Elle Valera has been making her mark in opera both on and offstage, with unforgettable coloratura, electric stage presence, paired with a relatable personality that has drawn the attention of over 100K social media followers.

This past​ ​season, Elle debuted the role of Musetta with Opera Santa Barbara and Pacific Opera Project. In previous seasons as a Chrisman Studio Young Artist with Opera Santa Barbara she sang the​ ​role​ ​Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia, ​Pousette​ ​in​​ ​​Manon, and covered both the roles of Donna Anna and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni.​ ​​Elle​ ​was​ ​an​ ​LA​ ​District​ ​Winner​ ​and​ ​Western​ ​Region​ ​Finalist​ ​for​ ​The Metropolitan​ ​Council​ ​Auditions​ ​in 2016,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​a​ ​fellowship​ ​student​ ​with​ ​The​ ​Aspen Music​ ​Festival,​ ​where​ ​she​ ​covered​ ​the​ ​roles​ ​of​ ​Feu,​ ​Princesse,​ ​and​ ​Le​ ​Rossignol​ ​in L’enfant​ ​et​ ​les​ ​sortilèges.​ ​​

In​ ​previous​ ​years,​ ​Elle​ ​was​ ​an​​ ​​Apprentice​ ​Artist​ ​with​ ​Central​ ​City​ ​Opera​ ​where she​ ​performed​ ​the​ ​roles​ ​of​ ​Madame​ ​Herz​ ​in​ ​​The​ ​Impresario​​ ​and​ ​Sarah​ ​in​ ​​The​ ​Ballad​ ​of​ ​Baby​ ​Doe​,​ ​taking home​ ​Central​ ​City’s​ ​McGlone​ ​Guild​ ​Award​ ​for​ ​outstanding​ ​performance.​​ ​​

Elle​ ​attended​ ​UCLA​ ​on​ ​a​ ​full​ ​scholarship​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Graduate​ ​Opportunity​ ​Fellow​ ​and​ ​received​ ​her​ ​Master’s degree​ ​in​ ​music​ ​from​ ​The​ ​Herb​ ​Alpert​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Music​ ​in​ ​2014.​ ​While​ ​attending​ ​UCLA,​ ​she​ ​sang​ ​Donna Anna​ ​in​ ​​Don​ ​Giovanni,​ ​​the​ ​title​ ​role​ ​in​ ​​Il​ ​Segreto​ ​di​ ​Susanna,​ ​​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​a​ ​central​ ​role​ ​in​ ​a​ ​staged production​ ​of​ ​Handel’s​ ​​L’Allegro,​ ​il​ ​Penseroso​ ​ed​ ​il​ ​Moderato​.​ ​