Kira Kaplan, soprano, is acclaimed for her “youthful allure and charming tone” and “vocal power,” which has rapidly propelled her career in the opera world. In May 2023, she proudly received the prestigious Schuyler Foundation Career Bridges Grant Competition and Awards. Recently, she starred as Violetta Valery in Verdi’s La Traviata with the Brevard Music Center/Janiec Opera Company and portrayed Alcina in Handel’s Alcina with the Boston Opera Institute.
Her achievements also include being the Boston District Winner/Regional Finalist of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Council Auditions and the First Place Winner of the Artist Division in the 2022 Camille Coloratura Competition.
As a Young Artist with the Boston Opera Institute from 2021-2023, she performed in roles such as Alcina Alcina, Emily Webb Our Town, Fiordiligi Così fan tutte, and Diana If I Were You. Her previous roles include Madame Herz Impresario, Le Feu L’enfant et les sortilèges, and Anne Truelove The Rake’s Progress. She has also engaged as a Young Artist with Brevard Music Center (Janiec Young Artist), Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, and Ohio Light Opera. In Spring 2022, she made her Symphony Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Brahms’ Requiem and also performed as the soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra.
Kira holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Furman University, a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Mannes School of Music, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music, which she completed in Spring 2023.
Kira’s time at the Studio is generously supported by Sir Howard Stringer.
Updated December 2023. This biography should not be reproduced without asking permission from the National Opera Studio.