Biography
Katherine Wells, lyric soprano, recently returned from performing in Europe as a soloist with conductor Edoardo Müller and the American Institute of Musical Studies Festival Orchestra, where her voice was described, "like steel, wrapped in velvet..." In America, her operatic stage credits include Sylvaine (The Merry Widow) with Southern Arizona Opera, Suzel (L'Amico Fritz) and Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) with Arizona Opera Theatre, as well as, Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica with Northridge Opera Theatre.
As a concert artist, Katherine has delighted audiences of the Tucson Symphony, Scottsdale Musical Arts, Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra and Anchorage Civic Orchestra with her expressive singing of sacred and oratorio works. While a veteran soloist of Handel's Messiah, Katherine is pleased to have recently added St. John Passion (J.S. Bach) and the Misa Criola (Ramírez) to her solo credits in 2011. Some of her other favorite guest appearances have included Rutter's Requiem and her performance of Mozart's Exultate jubilate with orchestra celebrating her win at the CSUN Concerto Competition in Los Angeles.
In vocal competitions, Ms. Wells has been recognized several times including those hosted by the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the University of Arizona and Southern Arizona Opera Guild. She is an alumni of Ann Baltz's OperaWorks program, the American Institute of Musical Studies, the Bel Canto Institute, a Philanthropic Education Organization Women's Scholar Award Nominee, and recipient of the CSUN Graduate Fellowship. Katherine is a student of Faye Robinson. She resides in Schaumburg, IL, where she performs and maintains a voice studio.
