Kristin Sampson​

Praised by the New York Times for her “bright, sizable and expressive voice,” Mexican-born American soprano Kristin Sampson’s recent engagements include a guest artist appearance and debut with the Kauno Filharmonija in Lithuania under the baton of Maestro Constantine Orbelian, a company debut with Opera Grand Rapids as Liù in Turandot, a role debut as Marguerite in Faust with the Washington Opera Society, being a featured soloist with the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, and summer concert performances with New York City Opera. Upcoming performances include a company debut as Tosca with Connecticut Lyric Opera, a workshop of Jake Landau’s Psyche, and concert performances with both New York City Opera and Washington Opera Society. Ms. Sampson is a two-time recipient of a grant from The Olga Forrai Foundation. She has performed domestically with the New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York, Opera Carolina, Dicapo Opera Theatre, Augusta Opera, El Paso Opera, and the National Lyric Opera among others; and internationally with Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago, Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Teatro Verdi in Pisa, the Magyar Tavak Fesztiválja in Hungary, Opera Society of Hong Kong, Armel Opera Festival, National Theatre of Szeged, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, and Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. Signature roles include Minnie in La fanciulla del West, the title roles in Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Adriana Lecouvreur, Mimì in La bohème, Nedda in Pagliacci, and Liù in Turandot.

Soloist

Valentine's Concert

Washington Opera Society

Washington DC

Conductor: Simon Charette

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Soloist

Opera's Greatest Moments

New York City Opera

New York, NY

Conductor: Kathryn Olander

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Soloist

Holiday Concert

Washington Opera Society

Washington DC

Conductor: Julien Benichou

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Tosca

Tosca

Connecticut Lyric Opera

New Britain, CT
Conductor: Adrian Sylveen Mackiewicz

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Aphrodite (cover)

Psyche

Workshop reading

New York, NY

Conductor: Jake Landau

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Soloist

Romance in Opera

New York City Opera

New York, NY

Conductor: Kathryn Olander

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“The cast has just one standout: the soprano Kristin Sampson as Minnie. With her bright, throbbing voice, Ms. Sampson brings expressive phrasing and feisty impetuousness to her performance.”
              — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times

“The toughest role to cast is Minnie, but Kristin Sampson seems to be making a specialty of it, with a vigorous feminine presence and a voice hitting one high note after another with breathtaking accuracy.”

— David Patrick Stearns, WQXR’s Operavore

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