This season, rising star mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey returns to both the Metropolitan Opera as Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and the Seattle Opera as Rosina in Il Barbiere si Siviglia, makes her debut at the Los Angeles Opera as Zaida in Il Turco in Italia, and appears at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées as Idamante in Idomeneo.

She has already appeared in many of the world’s prestigious opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Lille Opera, and the Théâtre du Châtelet. Her growing repertoire includes Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Angelina in La Centerentola, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, and Idamante in Idomeneo. She also created the title role in the premiere of Daron Hagen’s Amelia at the Seattle Opera ... read full bio

This season, rising star mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey returns to both the Metropolitan Opera as Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and the Seattle Opera as Rosina in Il Barbiere si Siviglia, makes her debut at the Los Angeles Opera as Zaida in Il Turco in Italia, and appears at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées as Idamante in Idomeneo.

She has already appeared in many of the world’s prestigious opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Lille Opera, and the Théâtre du Châtelet. Her growing repertoire includes Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Angelina in La Centerentola, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, and Idamante in Idomeneo. She also created the title role in the premiere of Daron Hagen’s Amelia at the Seattle Opera.

An accomplished concert singer, Ms. Lindsey sang the premiere performances of a new commission by John Harbison with James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She has also appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Met Chamber Orchestra (in Carnegie Hall), and at the Tanglewood and Mostly Mozart festivals, and has worked with many of the world’s most distinguished conductors including Emmanuelle Haim, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, David Robertson, and Franz Welser-Möst  In recital, she has been presented by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and this season will be presented by Rockefeller University.

Ms. Lindsey recently starred in the Metropolitan Opera’s HD broadcast of its new production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann. She was also featured in  its broadcast of the Magic Flute which was subsequently released on DVD.

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Ms. Lindsey holds a Bachelor of Music Degree with Distinction from Indiana University and is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.  Her many awards include the 2007 Richard F. Gold Career Grant, the  2007 George London Award in memory of Lloyd Rigler, the 2007 Lincoln Center Martin E. Segal Award, and a 2006 Sullivan Foundation Grant.

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