American soprano Kiera Duffy is recognized for both her gleaming high soprano and insightful musicianship in repertoire that encompasses Handel, Bach, and Mozart to the modern sounds of Berg, Glass, and Zorn.
Highlights of Kiera’s 23/24 season include a return to Opera Philadelphia for the world premiere of Rene Orth’s 10 Days in a Madhouse and The Comet / Poppea, which debuts at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles. Recent engagements include a residency at the University of Iowa in collaboration with Miró String; Pierre Lunaire with Long Beach Opera; a debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in Mozart’s Exsultate; jubilate conducted by Harry Bicket; the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Knussen’s O Hototogisu!; fragment of a Japonisme conducted by Daniela Harding; the Berlin Philharmonic as Le Feu/Princesse in L’enfant et les sortilèges; Lembit Beecher’s world premiere opera Sophia’s Forest in Philadelphia; and a solo recital at the Midland Center for the Arts in Michigan.