Krista Renée Pape

Soprano Krista Renée Pape made her professional debut as Queen of the Night, where she was praised for her “virtuoso and fiery performance, famous pyrotechnics and all,” (Rutland Herald). As a resident artist at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, she performed: Frasquita and covered Micaëla (Carmen), Annina and covered Violetta (La traviata), Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Mrs. Grady and covered Wendy (The Shining), and Woman 4 (Sondheim on Sondheim). Pape graduated with a Masters in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy (2020) from the University of Houston. Additional competition and awarded prizes from: Metropolitan Opera Laffont National Council, National Society of Arts and Letters, MIOpera Vocal Competition, Lewisville Lake Symphony Vocal Competition, Pasadena Vocal Competition, PaMTNA Young Artist Performance in Voice, the San Antonio Tuesday Musical Club Young Artists Competition, and a Fielder Grant. She sang Frasquita (Carmen) and Julie Jordan (cover, Carousel) with Opera North last summer, and will be singing First Wood Sprite in Rusalka, Sandman/Dew Fairy while covering Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel with Wichita Grand Opera, Krystyna Żywulska in Heggie’s Another Sunrise with Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and First Lady while covering Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute at Opera Mississippi in the 24/25 season.