dido and Aeneas Cast

Sidney Megeff, mezzo soprano

role: Second Woman/First Witch

Mezzo-soprano Sidney Megeff is a MIOpera Resident Artist, having performed the roles of Rosina (The Barber of Seville) and Flora (La Traviata: The Motion Picture) during MIOpera’s inaugural season as a professional company.

In 2022, Sidney appeared as Mercedes in MIOpera’s production of Carmen, for which she also covered the titular role. Last holiday season, Sidney was the alto soloist in Handel's Messiah conducted by MIOpera General Director John M. Koch. Most recently, Sidney performed with MIOpera as "piratical maid-of-all-work” Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance.

Sidney holds a Bachelor of Music Education and master’s degrees in Voice Performance and Choral Conducting, all from Illinois State University. In addition, she holds a Master of Science in Management from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois.

Sidney currently works at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois as an academic advisor.