The Iowa-born soprano is emerging as a versatile performer in the realms of opera and musical theater. She recently finished a two-year tenure as an Education Artist at TDO, singing Laurette/Bizet’s Miracle and Manuelita/Offenbach’s Pépito. Recent performances include Ensign Nellie Forbush/South Pacific and Cinderella’s Stepmother/Into the Woods with The Ohio Light Opera in 2019. Among her concert appearances have been soprano soloist/Handel’s Messiah with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Broadway a la Carte. with the Abilene Philharmonic. Other role highlights include Pamina/The Magic Flute and Sister Constance/Dialogues des Carmélites at the University of North Texas. Hansen is an alumna of the Des Moines Metro Opera’s young-artist program.