Biography
Kari Burgess, soprano, is an emerging young professional artist from the Pacific NW. She has made recent debuts with The Muse’s Project in Arkansas singing Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, with Opera Bend as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, with Opera Theater of Oregon singing The Water in The Little Prince, and with Cascadia Concert Opera singing Sandra in the world premiere of The Tango of the White Gardenia.
Other notable performances include Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with the Astoria Music Festival, Mimì in La bohème, Micaëla in Carmen and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus with Opera Bend, as a member of the solo ensemble in Monteverdi’s Orfeo with OrpheusPDX, and the featured soprano soloist with the Water Music Festival at the Washington Coast. With Portland Opera, she has presented in an Outreach Balcony Concert and has been an AGMA member of their professional chorus since 2019.
Kari was a national semi-finalist in the NATS NSA competition, a regional finalist in the NATS Young Artist Competition, and the recipient of an Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in Seattle. She holds an MM in Vocal Performance from California State University Northridge and a BM in Vocal Performance from the University of Oregon.