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Kate Johnson
(She/Her) Soprano Kate Johnson debuted the roles of Gilda in Rigoletto and Pamina in The Magic Flute this season at Tri-Cities Opera, where she was a 2024-25 Resident Artist. She debuted at Cedar Rapids Opera in January 2024 as the Fairy Godmother in Massenet’s Cendrillon and recently debuted at Opera Roanoke as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. A champion of new opera, she created the role of Sarah in the world premiere of Two Corners (Boykin/Lee) at Finger Lakes Opera.
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Upcoming Engagements

Gianni Schicchi
Lauretta
Tri-Cities Opera
October 10, 2025 to 2 more
October 10, 2025
October 11, 2025
October 12, 2025
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Gianni Schicchi
October 10, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Description

At the Tri-Cities Opera Center

Event Type Opera
Language Performed English
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Lauretta

Oct 10, 2025
Dates
10
Oct, 25
11
Oct, 25
12
Oct, 25
Kate Fogg

Kate Fogg

Nella

Oct 12, 2025
Dates
12
Oct, 25
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Lucidity
Performer
Tri-Cities Opera
February 27, 2026 to March 01, 2026
February 27, 2026 to March 01, 2026
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Lucidity
February 27, 2026
Description

Chamber opera, performance at the Tri-Cities Opera Center.

Sunny performed by Kate Johnson, soprano

Event Type Opera
Language Performed English
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Performer

Feb 27, 2026
Dates
27
Feb, 26

Recent Highlights

       
Cendrillon
La Fée
Cedar Rapids Opera
January 17, 2025 to January 19, 2025
January 17, 2025 to January 19, 2025
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Cendrillon
January 17, 2025
Event Type Opera
Language Performed English
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

La Fée

Jan 17, 2025
Dates
17
Jan, 25
Christine Boddicker

Christine Boddicker

Le Prince Charmant

Jan 17, 2025
1 Tag
Dates
17
Jan, 25
19
Jan, 25
Tags
Cover
Sophia Formella

Sophia Formella

Noémie

Jan 17, 2025
Dates
17
Jan, 25
Tags
Rigoletto
Gilda
Tri-Cities Opera
April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025
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Rigoletto
April 27, 2025 - April 27, 2025
Event Type Opera
Language Performed Italian
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Gilda

Apr 27, 2025
Dates
27
Apr, 25
Scalia/Ginsburg
Ginsburg
Florentine Opera
July 18, 2025 to July 20, 2025
July 18, 2025 to July 20, 2025
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Scalia/Ginsburg
July 18, 2025
Description

Soprano Kate Johnson performed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on July 18 and 20, 2025 in the Florentine Opera's production of Scalia/Ginsburg at the Marquette University Law School's Lubar Center. Performed with orchestra. 

Event Type Opera
Language Performed English
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Ginsburg

Jul 18, 2025
Dates
18
Jul, 25
Le nozze di Figaro
Susanna
Opera Roanoke
March 08, 2024 to 1 more
March 08, 2024
March 10, 2024
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Le nozze di Figaro
March 08, 2024
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Event Type Opera
Language Performed Italian
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Susanna

Mar 08, 2024
Dates
8
Mar, 24
10
Mar, 24
Elizabeth Sarian

Elizabeth Sarian

Cherubino

Mar 08, 2024
Dates
8
Mar, 24
Tags
Two Corners
Performer
Finger Lakes Opera
June 28, 2024 to 1 more
June 28, 2024
June 30, 2024
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Two Corners
June 28, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Description

Role: Sarah

Event Type Opera
Language Performed English
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Performer

Jun 28, 2024
1 Tag
Dates
28
Jun, 24
30
Jun, 24
Kristen Marie Gillis

Kristen Marie Gillis

Florine (cover)

Jun 28, 2024
1 Tag
Dates
28
Jun, 24
Tags
Cover
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
March 03, 2023 to 1 more
March 03, 2023
March 10, 2023
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Anne Frank
March 03, 2023 - March 10, 2023
Event Type Opera
Language Performed English
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Anne Frank

Mar 03, 2023
1 Tag
Dates
3
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Olivia Gronenthal

Olivia Gronenthal

Miep Gies

Mar 03, 2023
Dates
3
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Tags
Regan Poarch

Regan Poarch

Chorus

Mar 03, 2023
Dates
3
Mar, 23
4
Mar, 23
9
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Jennifer Kreider

Jennifer Kreider

Mrs. Edith Frank

Mar 03, 2023
Dates
3
Mar, 23
4
Mar, 23
9
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Aaron Murphy

Aaron Murphy

Mr. Van Daan

Feb 10, 2023
1 Tag
Dates
10
Feb, 23
3
Mar, 23
4
Mar, 23
9
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Tags
Premiere
Malinda Wagstaff

Malinda Wagstaff

Chorus

Mar 04, 2023 - Mar 11, 2023
Dates
4
Mar, 23
11
Mar, 23
Maggie Kinabrew

Maggie Kinabrew

Chorus

Mar 03, 2023
Dates
3
Mar, 23
4
Mar, 23
9
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Tags
Rachel Knappenberger

Rachel Knappenberger

Chorus

Mar 03, 2023
1 Tag
Dates
3
Mar, 23
4
Mar, 23
9
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Tags
Chorus
Isabella Stachurski

Isabella Stachurski

Mar 03, 2023
Dates
3
Mar, 23
4
Mar, 23
9
Mar, 23
10
Mar, 23
Tags
Zheng (workshop)
Performer
Opera San José
October 04, 2023
October 04, 2023
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Zheng (workshop)
October 04, 2023
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Performer

Oct 04, 2023
1 Tag
Dates
4
Oct, 23
La finta giardiniera
Sandrina
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023
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La finta giardiniera
October 20, 2023
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Description

Conductor: Marzio Conti

Director: Amy Hutchison

 

Event Type Opera
Language Performed Italian
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Sandrina

Oct 20, 2023
Dates
20
Oct, 23
Shannon Lally

Shannon Lally

Ramiro

Oct 21, 2023
Dates
21
Oct, 23
Tags
Ella Torres

Ella Torres

Serpetta

Oct 20, 2023
Dates
20
Oct, 23
Tags
Isabella Stachurski

Isabella Stachurski

Oct 20, 2023
Dates
20
Oct, 23
21
Oct, 23
Tags
Tevye's Daughters (workshop)
Performer
American Lyric Theater
November 05, 2023
November 05, 2023
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Tevye's Daughters (workshop)
November 05, 2023
Info / Tickets
Description

InsightALT: TEVYE'S DAUGHTERS workshop reading

Composer: Alex Weiser
Librettist: Stephanie Fleischmann

CAST

Tevye: Gideon Dabi, baritone
Golde: Indira Mahajan, soprano
Rose / Shprintze: Kate Johnson, soprano
Tzeitl: Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Beilke: Gina Perregrino, mezzo soprano
Chava: Heather Johnson, mezzo soprano
Arontshik: Ryan Lustgarten, tenor
Conductor: Kelly Kuo

Artist Discussion Moderated by:
Lawrence Edelson

Event Type Opera
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Performer

Nov 05, 2023
1 Tag
Dates
5
Nov, 23
Opera Fusion: New Works presents TWO CORNERS (workshop)
Performer
Cincinnati Opera
December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023
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Event Information
Opera Fusion: New Works presents TWO CORNERS (workshop)
December 17, 2023
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Event Type Opera
Language Performed English
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Performer

Dec 17, 2023
1 Tag
Dates
17
Dec, 23
"Gepresst bricht die Freude" Walter Bricht Lecture Concert
Performer
European Music Institute Vienna
July 27, 2022
July 27, 2022
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Event Information
"Gepresst bricht die Freude" Walter Bricht Lecture Concert
July 27, 2022
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Performer

Jul 27, 2022
Dates
27
Jul, 22
L'Étoile
Adza
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
October 21, 2022 to 3 more
October 21, 2022
October 22, 2022
October 28, 2022
October 29, 2022
Info
Event Information
L'Étoile
October 21, 2022 - October 29, 2022
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Adza

Oct 21, 2022
Dates
21
Oct, 22
22
Oct, 22
28
Oct, 22
29
Oct, 22
Jon Marc Olivier

Jon Marc Olivier

Hérisson

Oct 21, 2022
Dates
21
Oct, 22
22
Oct, 22
28
Oct, 22
29
Oct, 22
Olivia Gronenthal

Olivia Gronenthal

Chorus

Oct 21, 2022
Dates
21
Oct, 22
22
Oct, 22
28
Oct, 22
29
Oct, 22
Caroline Goodwin

Caroline Goodwin

Oasis

Oct 21, 2022
Dates
21
Oct, 22
22
Oct, 22
28
Oct, 22
29
Oct, 22
Ella Torres

Ella Torres

Chorus

Oct 21, 2022
Dates
21
Oct, 22
Barton Sopata

Barton Sopata

Orchestra Musician

Oct 21, 2022
Dates
21
Oct, 22
22
Oct, 22
28
Oct, 22
29
Oct, 22
Kathleen Simunek

Kathleen Simunek

Chorus

Oct 21, 2022
Dates
21
Oct, 22
22
Oct, 22
28
Oct, 22
29
Oct, 22
Guest Performer, Sandy Lin's Collaborative Piano Degree Recital
Guest Performer
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
November 03, 2022
November 03, 2022
Info
Event Information
Guest Performer, Sandy Lin's Collaborative Piano Degree Recital
November 03, 2022
Contributors
Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Guest Performer

Nov 03, 2022
Dates
3
Nov, 22

Biography

Kate Johnson

Soprano Kate Johnson debuted the roles of Gilda in Rigoletto and Pamina in The Magic Flute this season at Tri-Cities Opera, where she was a 2024-25 season Resident Artist. Additional season highlights included her role and house debut as the Fairy Godmother in Massenet’s Cendrillon at Cedar Rapids Opera in January 2025, and Justice Ginsburg in Scalia/Ginsburg at the Florentine Opera, where she was a Summer Studio Artist. During the 2023-24 season, she made her Opera Roanoke debut as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. A champion of new opera, she recently created the role of Sarah in the world premiere of Two Corners by composer B.E. Boykin and librettist Jarrod Lee at Finger Lakes Opera, after workshopping it at Cincinnati Opera. In 2023, she created the title role in the world premiere of Anne Frank by composer Shulamit Ran and librettist Charles Kondek at Indiana University Jacobs Opera Theater, where she also portrayed Sandrina in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera, Atalanta in Handel’s Xerxes, and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. In new opera workshops, she has created the dual leading roles of Shprintse/Rose in Tevye’s Daughters by composer Alex Weiser and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann for American Lyric Theater in New York. She has also created the role of Elaine in Zheng by composer Shinji Eshima and librettist Tony Asaro at Opera San José and the role of Tina Onassis in La Callas by composer Clint Borzoni and librettist Elizabeth Coppinger at Merkin Concert Hall in New York. She was a 2023 Studio Artist with Central City Opera and a 2021 Apprentice Artist with Des Moines Metro Opera. A 2021-22 Fulbright Austria grant brought her to Vienna, where her work focused on the Lieder of Walter Bricht. A student of Heidi Grant Murphy, she earned a Master of Music and Performer Diploma in Voice at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Next season, she returns to Tri-Cities Opera as a 2025-26 Resident Artist, where she will sing Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Sunny in Lucidity by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist David Cote.

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Experience

Experience

Tri-Cities Opera

2024 - Present
Binghamton, NY

Resident Artist

2024 - Present
Gilda in Rigoletto (April 2025), Pamina in The Magic Flute (September 2024)

Florentine Opera

2025 - 2025
Milwaukee, WI

Summer Studio Artist

2025 - 2025
Justice Ginsburg in Scalia/Ginsburg (Wang)

Central City Opera

2023 - 2023
Central City, CO

Studio Artist

2023 - 2023

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

2022 - 2024
Bloomington, IN

Associate Instructor in Voice

2022 - 2024

Fulbright Austria

2021 - 2022
Wien, AT

Fulbright Austria Mach-Award Grantee, Research & Performance of Walter Bricht Lieder

2021 - 2022

Des Moines Metro Opera

2020 - 2021
Indianola, IA

Apprentice Artist

2020 - 2021

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Walter Bricht Lecture Concert

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