Donna Olson, mezzo-soprano, sings the role of Mary in Der fliegende Holländer. Previous roles with West Bay Opera include Mamma Lucia (Cavalleria rusticana), Mrs. Peachum (The Threepenny Opera), and Ulrica (Un ballo in maschera).

Ms. Olson has performed with opera companies of Portland, Boston, Nevada, Sacramento, Berkeley, San José, Eugene, Sierra, Stockton, and Martinez, as well as Pocket Opera, Opera Idaho, Washington East Opera, and Mendocino Music Festival, in Jenufa, Carmen, L’enfant et les sortilèges, The Magic Flute, La traviata, The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto, Werther, The Tales of Hoffman, The Daughter of the Regiment, Die Fledermaus, La finta giardiniera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Meistersinger, Falstaff, Vashti, and Faust. As an Opera San José Resident Artist, she sang the roles of Tisbe (La Cenerentola), Siébel (Faust), Second Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Meg (Falstaff), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), and Rosette (Manon). Her upcoming roles include Marcellina (The Marriage of Figaro) with the Mendocino Music Festival and Sacramento Opera.

A native of Boston, Ms. Olson was a Metropolitan Opera District finalist. She teaches voice at her Berkeley and Sacramento studios.