Kirsten

Kirsten Chambers

Kirsten Chambers, soprano, is most known for her portrayal of the title role of SALOME, which she has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Hong Kong, and with Florida Grand Opera. Her Carnegie Hall debut came on two days’ notice when she sang the fiendishly difficult role of Maria in Richard Strauss’ FRIEDENSTAG with the American Symphony Orchestra. She first joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera in 2016 as a cover of Isolde in TRISTAN UND ISOLDE and rejoined the Metropolitan Opera roster last season for DIE WALKÜRE.

Upcoming highlights for 2019-20 include returning to the Metropolitan Opera as cover for Marie in  WOZZECK, a return to Odyssey Opera to sing the title role in Strauss’ DIE ÄGYPTISCHE HELENA, and creating a new opera with White Snake Projects in Boston.

This season she is making both her house and role debut with Indianapolis Opera as Donna Anna in DON GIOVANNI.

Engagements for 2017-18 included Infantin in DER ZWERG with Odyssey Opera in Boston, the Angel in Angels in America for New York City Opera, ERWARTUNG with The Orchestra Now, Guest Soloist for selections from DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER and DIE WALKÜRE at the International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia, and the title role of SALOME with Florida Grand Opera.

Previous seasons included her exciting debut in the title role of SALOME at Opera Hong Kong, and also she debuted Foreign Princess in RUSALKA at Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Leonore in FIDELIO for the opening of New Amsterdam Opera. For Opéra de Rennes, she reprised the role of Elsa in LOHENGRIN. Additionally, she performed the title role of TURANDOT with Arizona Opera and a concert performance of the title role of TOSCA with Opera Saratoga. She made her Lincoln Center debut starring in the soprano monodrama NORA, IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS with American Opera Projects, followed by a staged performance of TOSCA with the Martha Cardona Opera and a return as Santuzza in CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA. At Toledo Opera she covered the title role in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS and sang Nedda in PAGLIACCI with the Bronx Opera. A champion of new music, Ms. Chambers has been recorded on the Newport Classics Label and has appeared with American Lyric Theater and American Opera Projects.

Her European debut in 2013-14 was with Savonlinna Opera Festival as Elsa in LOHENGRIN. She also appeared as a featured soloist in excerpts from LOHENGRIN with the Oulu Symphony in both Oulu and Helsinki and later at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg in concerts for Savonlinna Opera Festival. Ms. Chambers reprised the role of Elsa in LOHENGRIN for the Hong Kong Arts Festival. In concert she performed Isolde’s Liebestod from TRISTAN UND ISOLDE with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Brünnhilde’s Entrance from DIE WALKÜRE with Orchestra Kentucky.

More at: www.kirstenchambers.com