Kearstin Piper Brown, praised for her “thrilling singing” (Opera Now), has emerged as one of the most sought-after lyric sopranos in the United States.
In 2025, she returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago to cover Mimì and to the Metropolitan Opera to cover Bess. She also makes her role debut as Alice Ford with Portland Opera and performs Wendy Torrance in Paul Moravec’s The Shining with Utah Opera. On the concert stage, she appears with the Mahogany Chamber Series in Memphis, the Rochester Philharmonic, and the Tulsa Symphony.
In 2024, Ms. Brown made notable company debuts with Florida Grand Opera as Nedda and with the Metropolitan Opera as Evelyn in Fire Shut Up in My Bones. She also premiered Two Corners with Finger Lakes Opera, sang Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress with the Lakes Area Music Festival, and debuted as Mimì with Opera San José.
Her acclaimed performance as Esther in Ricky Ian Gordon’s Intimate Apparel with Lincoln Center Theater—part of the Metropolitan Opera’s New Works Program—earned her multiple awards and is featured on PBS’s Great Performances.
She has performed leading roles with numerous companies, including Atlanta Opera, Indianapolis Opera, New Orleans Opera, Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Dayton Opera, and Virginia Opera, among others.