Praised for her “dramatically incisive” stage presence and “lovely mezzo voice", Canadian-American mezzo-soprano Ilanna Starr joins The Atlanta Opera as a Studio Artist for the 2025–26 season. A semi-finalist in the 2024 International Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition, Ilanna is a two-time award winner and regional finalist of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and has earned awards from the National Opera Association, the National Society of Arts & Letters, and Nuits Lyriques de Marmande, among others.