BIOGRAPHY

Lyra is a singer, stage actress,  vocal coach, dancer & choreographer. She landed her first professional job in a musical at 17 and has done two original cast recordings in the Philippines: a musical and a zarzuela.   

In California, Lyra won an Elly Award in 2012 as Best Leading Actress in a Musical as The Narrator for Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She was also a recipient of the Birdsall Award for her role as Tuptim The King and I (2006), a nominee of the William Shakespeare Award for her role of Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown! (2008), and an Elly award nominee (2010) for Snow Falling on Cedars as Hatsue, (2014) Avenue Q as Christmas Eve, and (2015) Hotel on the Corner of Bietter and Sweet as young Keiko.

Lyra is the first place winner of the Judges' Choice Award for The Nevada County's Top Talent 2010. She was also one of three winners of the 2007 San Joaquin Valley National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and has participated in the following vocal competitions: Santa Fe Opera YAP Vocal Competition in L.A.; Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition in New York; Lois Alba Vocal Competition in Houston, Texas; East Bay Opera League Scholarship Competition; Chautauqua Opera YAP Vocal Competition in New York, NY; and Loren Zachary Regional Vocal competition in L.A.

Lyra is a trained classical singer, with a diploma in VOICE from the University of the Philippines, and has performed with Sacramento Opera in Die Fledermaus, Turandot, Aida, Carmen and The Pirates of Penzance. She has also sung the solo soprano parts for Poulenc's Gloria and Handel's The Messiah.