Sarah Klopfenstein, Mezzo-Soprano
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OPERATIC ROLES PERFORMED
*denotes upcoming                                                                                                                                            
Countess Ceprano*     Rigoletto/Verdi                                                           St. Petersburg Opera
Mrs. Nolan*                 The Medium/Menotti                                                Corsara Artists Ensemble (Boston)
Dorothée (cover)
        CendrillonMassenet                                                   Opera del West
Spirit                            CendrillonMassenet                                                    Opera del West
Mercedes                     Carmen/Bizet                                                                Commonwealth Lyric Theatre
Marcello                      La Femme Boheme/Puccini                                    Marble City Opera                                                   
Mother                        Amahl and the Night Visitors/Menotti              Beaumont Presbyterian                                          
Dorabella (highlights) Così fan tutte/Mozart                                             Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra            
Meg Page                   Falstaff/Verdi                                                                 UK Opera Theatre                                                   
Hansel                        Hansel and Gretel/Humperdinck                            Nashville Opera                                                       
Marthe                       Faust/ Gounod                                                                Opera New Jersey                                                    
Angelina(sextet)      Cenerentola/ Rossini                                                   Opera New Jersey                                                     
Trio (scenes)            Trouble in Tahiti/ Bernstein                                     Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra                       
Tamara(scenes)       Enemies, A Love Story/ B. Moore                          Kentucky Opera (Composer workshop)              
Suzuki                       Madama Butterfly/ Puccini                                      Kentucky Opera/ Owensboro Symphony Orch.  
Hansel (cover)        Hansel and Gretel/ Humperdinck                            Kentucky Opera                                                       
The Sandman         Hansel and Gretel/ Humperdinck                            Kentucky Opera                                                       
Carmen (scenes)    Carmen/ Bizet                                                                  Kentucky Opera Educational Outreach                
Flora                          La Traviata/ Verdi                                                        Kentucky Opera                                                       
Niña                          Ainadamar/Golijov                                                       Cincinnati Opera                                                      
Alisa                         Lucia di Lammermoor/Donizetti                            UK Opera Theater                                                    
Hansel                     Hansel and Gretel/Humperdinck                             UK Opera Theater                                                     
Carmen (scenes)    Carmen/Bizet                                                                   Owensboro Symphony Orchestra                         
Flora (scenes)          La Traviata/Verdi                                                         Owensboro Symphony Orchestra                         
Lucy Perez                The Hotel Casablanca/ Pasatieri                            UK Opera Theater (World Premiere)                 
Dritte Dame             Die Zauberflöte/ Mozart                                             Intermezzo Young Artist Program                         
Dolcina                      Suor Angelica/ Puccini                                               Intermezzo Young Artist Program                         
Mercedes                   Carmen/ Bizet                                                                UK Opera Theater                                                     
Flora                           La Traviata/ Verdi                                                       UK Opera Theater                                                    
Third Spirit               The Magic Flute/ Mozart                                           UK Opera Theater                                                     
ORATORIO / CONCERT                                                                                                                                                ­               
Alto Soloist           Alto Rapsodie/Brahms                                                Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra                      
Alto Soloist           Opera Under the Stars/Opera scenes                    Lexington Parks and Recreation                           
Guest recitalist      Solo Recital                                                                Midwest Chamber Ensemble, Kansas City, KS  
Alto Soloist           9th Symphony/Beethoven                                          Guest Soloist w/TCU Symphony Orchestra        
Alto Soloist           Vesperae solemnes de confessore/Mozart        Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra            
Alto Soloist           Thy Will Be Done/Rice                                               Bluegrass Opera                                                        
Alto Soloist           Alexander Nevsky/Prokofiev                                   Guest Soloist w/TCU Symphony Orchestra        
Alto Soloist           Missa Brevis in D/Mozart                                         Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra            
Alto Soloist           ThyWill Be Done/Rice                                               Bluegrass Opera (World Premiere)
Alto Soloist           Requiem/Mozart                                                            Limestone Chorale                                                   
Alto soloist            Messiah/ Handel                                                           Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra                       
Alto soloist            Coronation Mass/ Mozart                                        University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra    
Alto soloist            Messiah/ Handel                                                           University Christian Church                                    
Alto soloist            Stabat Mater/ Dvořák                                                University Christian Church                                    
Alto soloist            Requiem/ Mozart                                                          University Christian Church                                    
EDUCATION                                                                                                                                                                                     
University of Kentucky, DMA, Voice Performance                                                                                                           
University of Kentucky, MM, Voice Performance                                                                                                              
Texas Christian University, BM Voice Performance                                                                                                           
YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAMS                                                                                                                                                  
St. Petersburg Opera Emerging Artist
Nashville Opera Mary Ragland Young Artist                                                                                                                     
Opera New Jersey Festival Artist                                                                                                                                            
 Kentucky Opera Studio Artist Resident Mezzo-Soprano                                                                                                 
Cincinnati Opera Outreach Program                                                                                                                                     
Intermezzo Opera Young Artist Program                                                                                                                             
American Institute of Musical Studies                                                                                                                                
HONORS AND AWARDS                                                                                                                                                               
Lexington Bach Choir Oratorio Competition Finalist
Mid-South Region NATS Semi-Finalist
Orpheus Vocal Competition Semi-Finalist
University of Kentucky Opera Young Artist Scholarship      
University of Kentucky Music Graduate Assistantship
Lyman T. Johnson Diversity Fellowship, University of Kentucky
Teachers: Cynthia Lawrence, Everett McCorvey, David Brock
Coaches: Cliff Jackson, Mark Metcalf, Nan McSawin, Keith Chambers
Directors: Michael Ehrman, Richard Kagey, James Marvel, Jose-Maria Condemi, Stuart Holt
Conductors: Mark Flint, Kelly Kuo, Steven White, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, John Nardolillo