Kathleen Kim / Jong Ho Park CON AMORES

Kathleen Kim made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2007 and has since been the subject of both glowing reviews and intense international interest.  She has been heralded as “spectacular” by Opera News and “a revelation” and “tiny dynamo” by the Chicago Sun-Times.  The Chicago Tribune raved that Ms. Kim “nailed her stratospheric coloratura aria with a precise, penetrating soprano.”  Such critical acclaim reflects the excitement Kathleen Kim generates at many of the world’s premiere opera houses and concert halls.  Ms. Kim’s extensive career at the Met includes performances as Olympia in Bartlett Sher’s production of Les contes d’Hoffmann, conducted by James Levine; as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos conducted by Kirill Petrenko; and as Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda in 2007 and by Fabio Luisi in 2012.  She was hailed by critics for her role as Chiang Ch’ing in the Met’s iconic premiere of Nixon in China, directed by Peter Sellars and conducted by John Adams.  Ms. Kim has also reprised her acclaimed portrayal of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos in the Met’s popular Elijah Moshinsky production, conducted by Fabio Luis and in 2016, Ms. Kim sang Blondchen  in Die Entführung aus dem Serail with James Levine.