Portland, OR native, Saori DeBruyn (née Erickson) brings heart and soul to every one of her performances. She is known for being a dynamic actress, both in serious works and slap-stick hilarity, matched with a beautiful voice that will make your grandma cry... 

This season, she starred as the cunning Adina in Elixir of Love with Cascadia Chamber opera, and performed as a soloist with the Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra. Her past performances include Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Cascadia Chamber Opera), Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus (Opernfest Berlin), Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte (Eugene Opera), and in the fall of 2022, Saori starred as ‘The Barmaid’ in the World Premiere of Keith Allegretti’s Good Country. An opera that traces the true story of Charley Parkhurst, a stagecoach driver in the California Gold Rush who was assigned female at birth and lived life as a man. Another performance of note was her hilarious performance of “American Tourist (aka Soprano #1)” in Eugene Opera’s production of Acis & Galatea where Saori flexed her funny bone with cracks of laughter coming from the audience from her adlibbed lines and comedic improv.

Her concert appearances include the soprano solo in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Eugene Concert Choir, and the soprano solo in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle with the Dartmouth Glee Club. 

In 2026, Saori will sing the soprano solo in Mahler’s 4th symphony with the Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra, and will sing the world premiere of Apocalyptic Maiden, a song cycle with orchestra set to text from The Magnificat, composed by her father in-law, Randall DeBruyn.

Saori received her master’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, and her Bachelor’s degree from Portland State University. She currently lives back in her hometown of Portland, OR with her husband Jonathan DeBruyn, and their daughter. In her free time, Saori enjoys cooking, sewing, taking care of her plants, and doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.