Katherine Polit

Hailed by Opera News as “vibrant,” soprano Katherine Polit is a passionate performer and educator. Recent appearances include Samuel Barber’s Knoxville, Summer of 1915 with San Diego State University’s Chamber Orchestra, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas and “The Best of Cole Porter” with Bodhi Tree Concerts, “Operatic Favorites” with Orchestra Santa Monica, Pamina in The Magic Flute with Pacific Symphony, and Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate with Helena Symphony.

She has also been featured in Vivaldi's Gloria at Lincoln Center, with San Diego Opera, Virgina Opera, Opera Naples, Opera Louisiane, Ohio Light Opera, Charlotte Symphony, Opera Naples, La Jolla Symphony, and Charlottesville Opera. Ännchen (Der Freischütz), Musetta (La Bohème), Nannetta (Falstaff), Clorinda (Rossini’s Cinderella), Fiona (Brigadoon), and Rose Maybud (Ruddigore), and Papagena in (Die Zauberflöte) are among her notable roles. Accolades include being chosen as a finalist in both the Rochester Idol Competition and the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Competition.

Katherine completed her Doctor of Music in Vocal Literature and Performance at Indiana University. She received recognition for her excellence in recital with a Performer’s Certificate and took part in projects with IU’s Early Music Institute and The Bloomington Bach Cantata Project. She holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Humanities and Arts from Carnegie Mellon University.