MagdalenaKuźma
Representation
About Magdalena
Praised for her “star quality” by Opera News, Polish-American soprano Magdalena Kuźma was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program and made her mainstage Met debut in the 23-24 season as Giannetta L’elisir d’amore.
A graduate of The Juilliard School and Yale University, Magdalena won the First Prizes at the Butler International Competition and Pasadena Vocal Competition in 2022 and won Second Prizes at the Metropolitan Opera Regionals, Rochester International, Washington International, and Shreveport Opera competitions.
She has also performed at Santa Fe Opera (Frasquita Carmen), The Glimmerglass Festival (Juliette Roméo et Juliette), Opera Orlando (Pamina Die Zauberflöte) and made her recital debut at Wigmore Hall in November 2023.
Recent and upcoming projects include Yvette and Papagena (Die Zauberflöte) La Rondine at the Metropolitan Opera, her role debut as Susanna Le nozze di Figaro at Aspen Music Festival, Mahler Symphony No. 4 with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra.
Magdalena won KF Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition in 2024.
Representation
Season Highlights
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Selected Repertoire
| Bizet | Carmen (Frasquita) |
|---|---|
| Britten | Turn of the Screw (Miles) |
| Donizetti | L’elisir d’amore (Adina, Giannetta) |
| Gounod | Roméo et Juliette (Juliette) |
| Heggie | Dead Man Walking (Sister Catherine) |
| Higdon | Cold Mountain (Lila) |
| Monteverdi | L’incoronazione di Poppea (Drusilla) |
| Mozart | Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna), Die Zauberflöte (Pamina, Papagena) |
| Poulenc | Dialogues des Carmélites (Blanche) |
| Puccini | La Rondine (Yvette) |
| Weill | Die Sieben Todsünden (Anna) |
Sample Programmes
Recital Programme Wigmore Hall (November 2023)
Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Op. 24 Sergey Rachmaninov 6 Songs Op. 38 Fryderyk Chopin Życzenie Op. 74 No. 1 Wiosna Op. 74 No. 2 Jean Sibelius Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 Norden Op. 90 No. 1 Im Feld ein Mädchen singt Op. 50 No. 3 Säv, säv, susa Op. 36 No. 4
Recital Programme Newport Classical (May 2024)
Tom Cipullo Late Summer I. Crickets (1956-) II. As Summer into Autumn Slips III. Touch Me Fryderyk Chopin Selections from Op. 74 Życzenie Wiosna Sergey Rachmaninov Six Romances, Op. 38 I. Noch’yu v sadu u menya (1873-1943) II. K ney III. Margaritki IV. Krysolov V. Son VI. A-uu! –Intermission– Stefania Turkewich Ukrainian Folk Songs Sweet and Low Emigration Elegy Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Rodgers/Hammerstein “If I loved you” from Carousel Meredith Wilson “Goodnight, my someone” from Music Man
News
Press
The Kaiser of Atlantis
New World Symphony (Miami)Oct 2024 - Oct 2024In the role of the Drummer, Renée Rapier’s dark mezzo brought a stoic demeanor and solemnity to the emperor’s proclamations. As soldiers on opposite sides who ultimately become lovers in the absence of dying, soprano Magdalena Kuźma and tenor Chauncey Packer registered supple ardor in their duet. Rolfe Dauz was the appropriately voluminous Loudspeaker. A final quartet welcoming Death’s return resounded like a Bach chorale.
- Lawrence Budmen, South Florida Classical Review
- 20 October 2024