Soprano Kathryn Guthrie is quickly becoming recognized as an artist of unusual artistic versatility, equally praised for her performances of the traditional operatic and concert repertoire and her vibrant and sharpwitted interpretations of contemporary works. She recently made her New York City Opera debut in Rufus Wainwright’s American premiere of Prima Donna as Marie, whose Act II aria “outshone any other single moment on stage” (Huffington Post). She sang with the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute Program for Singers in Chicago this summer, finding success performing Milhaud’s Quatre chansons de Ronsard and excertps from Libby Larsen’s ME (Brenda Ueland). Ms. Guthrie’s 2010-2011 season included performances as La Fée in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Romilda in Handel’s Xerxes, Adele in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni. Parma Records will release her recording of excerpts from composer Joseph Summer’s Hamlet under the title “The Fair Ophelia” later in 2012. In the summer of 2009, Ms. Guthrie was a member of Glimmerglass Opera’s Young American Artists Program, performing the role of First Witch in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, covering the role of Clorinda in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and performing in recital with pianist Jonathan Kelly. Ms. Guthrie is the recipient of awards and honors from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Houston Grand Opera’s Eleanor McCollum Competition, Palm Beach Opera’s Vocal Competition and the Marguerite McCammon Vocal Competition at Fort Worth Opera. She completed her M.M. at the Peabody Conservatory in 2009, receiving the Phyllis Bryn-Julson Award for Contemporary Music upon graduation, and received her B.M. from the University of Connecticut.
Kathryn Guthrie Demos, Soprano
Biography
Soprano Kathryn Guthrie is quickly becoming recognized as an artist of unusual artistic versatility, equally praised for her performances of the traditional operatic and concert repertoire and her vibrant and sharpwitted interpretations of contemporary works. She recently made her New York City Opera debut in Rufus Wainwright’s American premiere of Prima Donna as Marie, whose Act II aria “outshone any other single moment on stage” (Huffington Post). She sang with the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute Program for Singers in Chicago this summer, finding success performing Milhaud’s Quatre chansons de Ronsard and excertps from Libby Larsen’s ME (Brenda Ueland). Ms. Guthrie’s 2010-2011 season included performances as La Fée in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Romilda in Handel’s Xerxes, Adele in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni. Parma Records will release her recording of excerpts from composer Joseph Summer’s Hamlet under the title “The Fair Ophelia” later in 2012. In the summer of 2009, Ms. Guthrie was a member of Glimmerglass Opera’s Young American Artists Program, performing the role of First Witch in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, covering the role of Clorinda in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and performing in recital with pianist Jonathan Kelly. Ms. Guthrie is the recipient of awards and honors from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Houston Grand Opera’s Eleanor McCollum Competition, Palm Beach Opera’s Vocal Competition and the Marguerite McCammon Vocal Competition at Fort Worth Opera. She completed her M.M. at the Peabody Conservatory in 2009, receiving the Phyllis Bryn-Julson Award for Contemporary Music upon graduation, and received her B.M. from the University of Connecticut.