ANNA NIEDBALA, mezzo-soprano, has performed lead opera roles across the country and has won numerous singing awards. A critic for American Oggi wrote of her 2005 performance in Cavalleria Rusticana: "Niedbala's Lola was seductive, coquettish and to be envied like few others." Locally, she has appeared in concert with the West Suburban Symphony, Wheaton Symphony, and Oriana Singers. Formerly a resident of West Chicago, she now lives in New York City.