American soprano Kathryn Henry, a native of Wisconsin, has grown a devoted following after appearances on stages from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Rohm Theatre in Kyoto, Japan. 

Ms Henry earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and continued her studies as a Toulmin Foundation Scholar at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City, where she earned a Master of Music degree in 2018. At Juilliard, Kathryn was heard as Arminda (La Finta Giardiniera/Mozart) and covered the title role in Katya Kabanova/Janacek. Additionally, Kathryn was honored to celebrate the 80th birthdays of William Bolcom and John Corigliano as part of the New York Festival of Song at Juilliard in 2018 alongside legendary pianist Steven Blier. 

Acclaimed for her “magnificent color and simplicity” (William Barnewitz, Urban Milwaukee), Ms Henry’s further opera credits include Governess (The Turn of the Screw/Britten), Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte/Mozart), Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica/Puccini), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel/Humperdinck), and L’écureuil (L’enfant et les Sortilèges/Ravel). Additionally, she has covered roles including Countess (Le nozze di Figaro/Mozart), Juliette (Roméo et Juliette/Gounod) and Mimi (La bohéme/Puccini). 

Ms. Henry has been a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers at Houston Grand Opera. She has also won awards in the Opera Index Vocal Competition, UW-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Concerto and Aria Competition, and captured first prize in the Upper College Women category at the National level of the NATS Student Auditions. She was a semifinalist in the 2020 James Toland Vocal Arts International Singing Competition. 

Kathryn has appeared as a guest soloist with ensembles including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra. In recital, she has performed alongside pianists Brian Zeger, Craig Rutenburg, and Mikael Eliasen. In the summer of 2017, Ms.Henry graced the stage as a guest singer in the Kyoto International Student Music Festival of Kyoto, Japan. She returned to Milwaukee as a Baumgartner Studio Artist at Florentine Opera Company, where she performed Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro/Mozart) and Micaëla(La Tragédie de Carmen/Brooks) in the 2019-2020 mainstage season. 

Kathryn is an alumna of the Chautauqua Institution and the Wolf Trap Opera Studio. In 2020, she will make her debut at the Ravinia Festival as a member of the Steans Music Institute and in 2021 she will perform the title role in Viardot’s rarely-staged masterpiece Cendrillon at Florentine Opera.