Biola University Conservatory of Music is thrilled to welcome back esteemed soprano Katie Van Kooten to the Lansing Recital Hall for a recital this Saturday, September 7th at 7:30 pm. In late December, Ms. Van Kooten will be performing as Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Ms. Van Kooten studied voice with Rudolf Piernay. She received her Bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Biola University where she studied with Dr. Jeanne Robison and is a graduate and perpetual member of the Torrey Honors Institute.
Soprano Katie Van Kooten’s operatic and concert appearances continue to thrill audiences and earn her praise for using her “powerful, gleaming soprano” to bring vibrancy and life to all of her performances. Of her recent role debut as Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s Yevgeny Onegin, the Houston Chronicle wrote, “Her singing is extraordinary in its radiance, power and sheer expressiveness. Her ‘Letter Scene’ alone, would be reason enough to attend.”
During the 2018-2019 season, Ms. Van Kooten made her house debut with Arizona Opera as the Countess in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. Concert appearances included Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, as well as Verdi’s Requiem with the Eugene Symphony. In the 2017-2018 season, Ms. Van Kooten made her house debut at Dallas Opera as Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, under the baton of music director Emmanuel Villaume. On the concert stage, she returned to the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Tanglewood Festival for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by Andris Nelsons, a piece with she also sang with the Rochester Philharmonic.
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