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Kathleen Myrick, Mezzo-Soprano

Biography

Kathleen Myrick, is a native Canadian, and is an increasingly busy artist.  Currently residing in New York City , she has regionally performed the roles of The Witch in Hänsel und Gretel, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Cio-Cio-San’s Mother in Madama Butterfly, Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffman and Flora in Traviata.  

In the spring of 2000, she had the privilege to perform the world premiere of Cinderella by Seymour Barab, as the role of Cinderella’s Mother.  In the fall of 2001, she was also personally invited to sing Maddalena from Rigoletto in Cheboksar , Russia at their yearly International Festival. 

Most recently she performed at Carnegie Hall as a soloist in Vivaldi’s Gloria, Hadyn’s Lord Nelson and St. Nicholas Mass.   Prior, she performed Mercedes in Carmen and was the Somewhere Soloist in Westside Story with Virginia Opera, in which the Washington Post claimed her as giving “the best vocal performance of the evening”.  She was also the soloist in Honneger’s Kind David with Pro Arte Choral, and was a featured soloist with the Richmond Symphony at the Governor’s Awards in 2000. 

 She received her Masters from the University of Tennessee and did Doctoral work at the University of Illinois .  She has had the privilege to work with such artists as Dan Saunders, John Wustman, Carroll Freeman, Michael Ehrman, Kurt Klippstatter, and Mignon Dunn.