Biography
Karen Vuong is an American Soprano based in New York. During the 2022/23 Season, Ms. Vuong sings the title of role of Rusalka at Portland Opera, Diane Tran in Bound with Seattle Opera, and Gänsemagd in Königskinder at the Tiroler Festspiele. Other recent roles include Mimì in La Bohème at Seattle Opera, Suzel in L’amico Fritz at the Tiroler Festspiele, Maya Lin in the world premiere of Huang Ruo’s opera The Rift at Washington National Opera Tina in Seattle Opera’s recent film production of Flight, Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Agata in a new production of Fioravanti’s La cantatrici villane, Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, Gerhilde in Die Walküre, and Micaëla in Carmen.
Previously, Ms. Vuong was part of the ensemble at Frankfurt Opera from 2013 to 2019 where she sang many leading roles. She was an inaugural member and two-year participant in Los Angeles Opera’s prestigious Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program, a program designed to support the future of opera by discovering and developing exceptionally gifted young artists. She studied at the Juilliard School in New York where she received the Novick Career Grant, and has enjoyed great success at competitions including the Eastern Regional Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions, Operalia and being awarded grand prize in the Marilyn Horne Lieder Competition.
Upcoming
Bound (Diane Tran) | Huang Ruo
Seattle Opera | June 9 / 10 / 11 / 16 / 17 / 18, 2023 | More info
Königskinder (Gänsemagd) | Humperdinck
Tiroler Festspiele Erl | July 7 / 15, 2023 | More info
RECENT
Rusalka (RUSALKA) | DvoRák
Portland Opera | April 22 / 28 / 30, 2023
THE RIFT (MAYA LIN) | HUANG RUO
Washington National Opera | March 5 / 9 / 13 / 19 / 21 / 25, 2022
L’AMICO FRITZ (SUZEL) | MASCAGNI
Tiroler Festspiele | December 26, 2021 | January 2 / 4, 2022
LA BOHÈME (MIMI) | PUCCINI
Seattle Opera | October 16 (PREMIERE) / 22 / 24m / 30, 2021
Königskinder (Gänsemagd) | Humperdinck
Tiroler Festspiele | July 9 (PREMIERE) / 11 / 17, 2021
FLIGHT (TINA) | DOVE
Seattle Opera | February 27 / 28, 2021 | March 3 / 6 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 13, 2021
Rusalka (RUSALKA) | DvoRák
Tiroler Festspiele | December 26 (PREMIERE) / 28 / 30, 2019
SATYRICON (CRISIDE) | MODERNA
Oper Frankfurt | June 15 / 17 / 20 / 22 / 24 / 27 / 29, 2019
CARMEN (MICAËLA) | Bizet
Oper Frankfurt | March 3 / 7 / 10 / 15 / 23, 2019 | April 4, 2019
Rinaldo (ALMIRENA) | Handel
Oper Frankfurt | January 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20 / 23, 2019
Rusalka (RUSALKA) | DvoRák
Oper Frankfurt | September 28, 2018 | October 7 / 13 / 21 / 27, 2018
honors
2013
ARTIST DIPLOMA IN OPERA STUDIES | The Juilliard School
WINNER | Eastern Regional Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions
2011
WINNER | Marilyn Horne Song Competition
2009
SEMIFINALIST | Jose Iturbi International Music Competition
FINALIST/4TH | Loren L. Zachary Society National Vocal Competition
2ND | Long Beach Mozart Festival Vocal Competition
2007
SEMIFINALIST | Loren L. Zachary Society National Vocal Competition
LOS ANGELES OPERA YOUNG ARTIST FOR DOMINGO-THORNTON PROGRAM
2006
CULTURARTE AWARD | Placido Domingo Operalia Competition
LOS ANGELES OPERA YOUNG ARTIST FOR DOMINGO-THORNTON PROGRAM
2004
GERALDINE & RON HOEFFER SCHOLARSHIP | Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal Competition