KATE LINDSEY – mezzo soprano
“One cannot overpraise Lindsey’s ability to characterize strongly while retaining beauty of tone when the music calls for such.” (SFCV)
Mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey appears with the world’s most prestigious opera houses and orchestras. Highlights of 2024-2025 include a return to Teatro alla Scala in Der Rosenkavalier under the baton of Kirill Petrenko, and the world premiere of Francesco Filidei’s Il nome della rosa. She returns to the Wiener Staatsoper for Ariadne auf Naxos and Werther, followed by the world premiere of the cantata Lee Miller in Hitler’s Bathtub. Additional engagements include Hänsel and Gretel at the Royal Opera House, a concert tour Amore e follia with tenor Rolando Villazón, orchestral and recital appearances.
Career highlights include a Kurt Weill double bill of Mahagonny Songspiel and Die sieben Todsünden at Teatro alla Scala, and multiple productions at the Wiener Staatsoper, where she premiered the title role in Olga Neuwirth’s Orlando and completed the company’s Monteverdi opera triptych. Additional premiers include the lead role in the English National Opera premiere of Poul Ruders’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and the title role of Miranda in the Katie Mitchell production at Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique in Paris. At the Metropolitan Opera, she has sung over 100 performances in over a dozen roles, including Cherubino, Hänsel, Annio, Zerlina, Idamante, Nicklausse and Nerone.
Kate’s first solo album, Thousands of Miles, with pianist Baptiste Trotignon, includes works by Weill, Korngold and Zemlinsky. Her second album, Arianna, features the Arcangelo orchestra conducted by Jonathan Cohen. Kate’s most recent album, Tiranno, features world premiére recordings of cantatas by Scarlatti and Bartolomeo Monari. Kate records exclusively with Outhere Music / Alpha.