For her performance at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, she “sang convincingly as the beautiful, conniving Foreign Princess, without sacrificing great vocal sounds for characterization.” ( The Examiner ) The 2015-16 season she debuted Foreign Princess in Rusalka at Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Leonore in Fidelio for the grand opening of New Amsterdam Opera. Upcoming engagements for 2017-18 include Infantin in Der Zwerg with Odyssey Opera in Boston, the Angel in Angels in America for New York City Opera , Die Frau in Erwartung with The Orchestra Now, and the title role of Salome with Florida Grand Opera. Her 2016-17 season started when she joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for the first time this fall as a cover of Isolde in Tristan und Isolde. Her Carnegie Hall debut came on just two days’ notice when she sang the fiendishly difficult role of Maria in Richard Strauss’ Friedenstag with the American Symphony Orchestra.

Kirsten Chambers made her Metropolitan Opera house debut on short notice in 2016 in the title role of Salome.

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