RESUME
Notte Voci, Triton Museum, Santa Clara
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Kristin Genis-Lund ~ Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Dark Brown
Vocal Range: f to f3
Opera
Carmen, Frasquita, Mainstage, California Lyric Artists Association
Frida, Woman I, Cover, El Paso Opera
Frida, Woman I, Mainstage, Opera Cultura
Falstaff, Nanetta, Mainstage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
Lady Bird, First Lady of the Land, Luci, Mainstage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
Così fan Tutte, Despina, Main Stage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
La Bohème, Musetta, Main Stage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
Carmen, Frasquita, Main Stage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
Werther, Sophie, Main Stage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera & Verismo Opera
Rigoletto, Gilda, Main Stage, Verismo Opera
The Stupid Joke (world premiere), Kirsten, Main Stage, The Edwardian Ball with Rosin Coven in SF & LA
Le Nozze di Figaro, Susanna, Main Stage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
Don Giovanni, Zerlina, Main Stage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
Un Ballo in Maschera, Oscar, Main Stage, Verismo Opera
The Telephone, Lucy, Main Stage, Verismo Opera
Hansel & Gretel, Gretel, Main Stage, Bay Shore Lyric Opera
L'Elisir D'Amore, Giannetta, Cover, West Bay Opera
Carmen, Frasquita, Main Stage, Verismo Opera
Die Walküre, Ortlinde, Main Stage, Verismo Opera
Carmen, Frasquita, Main Stage, West Bay Opera
Don Pasquale, Norina, Main Stage, Mission Valley Opera
Manon, Manon, Mainstage, Concert, Mission Valley Opera
Carmen, Frasquita, Main Stage, South Valley Opera
The Impresario, Mme. Silberklang, Main Stage, Religious Science Concert Series
Carmen, Frasquita, Cover, Opera San José
Carmen, Frasquita, Out-Reach, Opera San José
The Impresario, Madame Herz, Main Stage, Opera San José
Gianni Schicchi, Nella, Main Stage, Opera San José
L'Ormindo, Sicle, Cover, Opera San José
Many Moons, The Princess, Out-Reach, Opera San José
The Telephone, Lucy, Out-Reach, Opera San José
The Impresario, Mme. Silberklang, Out-Reach, Opera San José
Popul Vuh, New Lighting, Main Stage, Opera San José
Solo Engagements/Oratorio & Orchestra
Soprano Soloist, The Angel, Respighi’s Lauda per la Natività, Valley Concert Chorale
World Premiere of Aquilanti’s Te Deum, Stanford Wind Symphony & Symphonic Chorus
Soprano Soloist, Choirs & Angels Sing, Centerville Christmas Traditions, The Centerian Sanctuary Choir/Festival Orchestra
Cantatas 49 & 140, Bach, De Anza Chamber Orchestra Concert Series
Ein Deutsches Requiem, Brahms, Santa Clara Chorale & Symphony Silicon Valley Concert Series
".. But the performer who best interpreted the text was Genis-Lund, whose fifth-movement solo radiated solace from the eternal mother" - The Mercury News
The Messiah, Handel, Advent Lutheran Church 5th Annual Messiah Concert Series
DIVA concert, Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus Concert Series
Sanctus from American Hymn Mass, The Choral Project Concert Series and Recording Session
Pie Jesu from The Requiem, Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus Concert Series
Coronation Mass, Mozart, Congregational Church of San Mateo Concert Series
Exultate Jubilate, Mozart, St. Timothy's Espiscopal Church Concert Series
Te Deum, Bruckner, Stanford Symphonic Chorale & Orchestra
Mass in C, Beethoven, Stanford Symphonic Chorale & Orchestra
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Mozart, St. Timothy's Espiscopal Church Concert Series
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Mozart, Saratoga Symphony Orchestra
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Mozart, San José State University Scholarship Concert
The Messiah, Handel, St. Stephens Episcopal Fund Raiser for the Homeless
Te Deum, Dvorak, Foothill College Chamber Singers
Mass in C, Beethoven, Woodside Village Church Chorale
Lord Nelson Mass, Haydn, Woodside Village Church Chorale
Musical Theatre
West Side Story, Maria, Mainstage, Peninsula Center Stage
Oklahoma!, Laurey, Mainstage, Peninsula Musical Theatre
"..soars to beautiful heights of lyricism" - The Redwood Almanac
"..a beautiful operatic voice" - San Mateo Times
"..a perfect Maria, with terrific looks and voice" - Los Altos Town Crier
Recitals/Concerts
It's a Grand Night for Singers (Jarvis Conservatory Concert Series)
Double Trouble Concert (Community Music of San Francisco)
A Summer Serenade (Le Petit Trianon Concert Series)
Un Sueno: Two Brothers in Concert (Le Petit Trianon Concert Series)
Unexpected Song! A Benefit Recital (part of the Choral Project Concert Series)
Palo Alto, Benefit Recital for Austria Competition
Village Community Church, CA
Woodside Village Church, Woodside, CA
Woodside Village Church, Woodside, CA
Palo Alto Unitarian Church, Palo Alto, CA
Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Training
San Jose State University: Master of Arts Degree in vocal Performance
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music: Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance and German
Voice: Pamela Fry, Jeanne Garson, Allen Cathcart, Carlos Montane, Lila Stuart, Elizabeth Appling
Coaches: Laura Dahl, Russell Norman, Robert Ashens, Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, Osvaldo de Leon, Frank Johnson, Louise Costigan-Kerns, Kathryn Cathcart, Marcy Stapp, Michael Moran, Lynne Jameson-Renner, Monroe Kanause
Conductors: Michael DiGiacinto, José Luis Moscovich, Michel Singher, Michael Shahani, Ari Bocian, Eric Kujawsky, Stephen Sano, Michael Moran, Carter Nice, Barbara Day-Turner, David Rohrbaugh, Jason Klein, Jun Nakabayashi, Charlene Archibeque, Sara Jobin, Ernest Frederic Knell, Thomas Colohan
Stage Directors: Igor Vieira, Ragnar Conde, Richard Harrell, Jonathan Field, David Oswald, Daniel Helfgot, Rick Dougherty, Giorgio Tozzi, Jay Julian, Michael Edwards, Danny Shay, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, James Lucas
Master Classes/Workshops: Daniel Witzke, Sylvia Anderson, Matthais Kuntzsch, Kathryn Cathcart, John Wustman, Joseph Frank, Elly Ameling, Michael Tilson, Isaac Stern
Awards and Scholarships
Finalist, San Francisco Concerto Orchestra Vocal Competition
1st Place Winner, National Association of Teachers of Singers, Art Song Division
2nd Place Winner, California Women's Chorus Vocal Scholarship
1st Place Winner, National Association of Teachers of Singers, Opera Division
1st Place Winner, National Association of Teachers of Singers, Art Song Division
Winner, Palo Alto Symphony Solo Auditions
Finalist, National Association of Teachers of Singers Competition,
Otis M. Carrington Music Scholarship
Rotary Club Scholarship for Voice
Special Skills
Vocal Coach, San Francisco Girls Choral Association Choral
Conductor, San Francisco Girls Chorus Music Camp
Opera/Theater Makeup Artist
Violinist, San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers
Renaissance Faire Actress/Musician
Fencing
Ballet
Sophie from Werther, Bay Shore Lyric Opera