American mezzo-soprano Kristin Gornstein brings her “rich-voiced mezzo-soprano” and “lines of an uncannily silky legato” [New York Times] to her work, ranging from the traditional to the edgy and imaginative. She performs baroque and contemporary works in equal measure, and was lauded for her portrayal of Piramo in Johan Hasse’s baroque gem Piramo e Tisbe with The Little Opera Theatre of New York, with Opera News calling her performance, “…masterful. She sang the difficult role with a truly flawless lyric mezzo”. In October 2022 she enjoyed her Lincoln Center debut in the role of Wang Sheng in the China Now Music Festival’s production of Painted Skin, and most recently she has sung the title role in Dido and Aeneas with Opera Fort Collins, as well as Antonio in Hasse’s Antonio e Cleopatra with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. Recent performances include the role of Shtumer Alef in the world premiere of Weiser/Kaplan’s The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language with American Opera Projects, and the world premiere of Tonia Ko’s Year of the Orchid song cycle at the Brooklyn Art Song Society’s New Music Festival with her piano/vocal duo, Vertex. She will join the vocal ensemble Lorelei this season for several concerts including their recent Grammy-nominated work, Beaufort Scales.
