The Ukrainian-German soprano Kateryna Kasper is distinguished by her stylistic versatility in opera, oratorio, and song. She regularly performs at leading opera houses, concert halls, and festivals worldwide, and is known for her nuanced interpretations and expressiveness.
Recent highlights include acclaimed debuts as Mélisande in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande (her UK operatic debut) at the Longborough Festival Opera, directed by Jenny Ogilvie and conducted by Anthony Negus, as Elettra in Mozart’s Idomeneo with the Freiburger Barockorchester at Teatro Real in Madrid, Liceu in Barcelona, and at the Elbphilharmonie. She also performed as Piacere in Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno with the B’Rock Orchestra under René Jacobs at the Tongyeong International Music Festival, the Seoul Arts Center, and Tokyo Opera City. At the Staatsoper Berlin, she appeared as Kaiserin Arianna in Vivaldi’s Il Giustino as well as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen at the Oper Frankfurt. Further engagements brought her to the Salzburger Festspiele as Soprano I in Mozart’s Mass in C minor. She also sang Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival under the direction of Jaap van Zweden.
Over the past two seasons, Kasper performed the role of Isacco in Mysliveček’s impressive Abramo ed Isacco with Collegium 1704 under Václav Luks at the Rudolfinum in Prague and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
She also made her Canadian debut with Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo with the Arion Baroque Orchestra in Montréal, followed by performances with the Kammerorchester Basel in Basel and Vienna. Her oratorio work includes an extensive tour with Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Freiburger Barockorchester under Francesco Corti through Europe and South Korea, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at the Wiener Konzerthaus with the Wiener Symphoniker and in the Isarphilharmonie in Munich under Patrick Hahn, Haydn’s Creation at the Tonhalle Zürich, and The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross with the RIAS Kammerchor at the Konzerthaus Berlin, which will be released on CD.
