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katherinelerner

Jun 10, 20211 min read

Nominated!

Azucena was my Verdi debut and a huge part of the battle was overcoming my own insecurity as whether I really possessed the vocal heft,...

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katherinelerner

Dec 31, 20202 min read

Tschüss, 2020

This year was pretty fucking rough. The pandemic and the accompanying isolation, anxiety, and fear served as pressure points for any...

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katherinelerner

Sep 19, 20203 min read

TWICE THROUGH THE HEART

Opening night. How incredible, strange, and sheerly, blazingly lucky to have actually made it to this point. I feel like I have been...

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katherinelerner

Mar 10, 20204 min read

Pausa.

Today, Austria took new action on the Coronavirus, limiting public gatherings to 500 people outside, and 100 people inside. They also...

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katherinelerner

Mar 3, 20201 min read

Last Prophete

In just under an hour, I will sing my last performance of Fides in Meyerbeer's Le prophete. It's always a little sad to say good-bye to a...

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katherinelerner

Jan 11, 20201 min read

Stride la vampa!

T-Minus 2 Minutes until the premiere of il Trovatore! Verdi ain't no joke. I've definitely sung longer roles (hello Amme, hello Fidès!),...

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katherinelerner

Dec 31, 20196 min read

Viel Glück

WARNING: LONG POST WITH TONAL SHIFTS 😂 So, 2019 is almost over. Where was I at this time last year? Yes, here in Linz, but in a...

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katherinelerner

Sep 21, 20191 min read

Opening night!

It’s opening night! When I first looked over the role of Fidés my eyes might have popped out of my head a bit!😳🤯🤪Pauline Viardot, the...

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katherinelerner

Jul 7, 20191 min read

My second year

Thanks Landestheater Linz for an amazing second season! It was an exciting, at times challenging, season (first Wagner role, a pretty...

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katherinelerner

Apr 26, 20191 min read

Auf wiedersehen, Klytämnestra

Last night was my final performance as Klytämnestra in Elektra. I love the roles that don’t politely ask but demand everything you’ve got...

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katherinelerner

Feb 16, 20191 min read

The gang's back!

Before: (Elektra, Klytämnestra, Chrysothemis) And after: (wine at Das Anton) It's been so amazing to be reunited with my colleagues from...

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katherinelerner

Jul 7, 20181 min read

My first year

My first Spielzeit at Linz has come to a close! I'm so grateful to this opera house for giving me a full-time career in opera, and for...

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katherinelerner

Jun 30, 20181 min read

13 Fragen

Thanks so much Magdalena Hoisbauer for translating my interview into German! https://landestheater-linz.blogspot.com/2018/07/13-fragen-ka...

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katherinelerner

Sep 29, 20171 min read

Linz debut

When I found out, back in mid-March, that I was going to be singing the Amme in Frau Ohne Schatten, I was a bit freaked out to be honest....

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katherinelerner

Jul 15, 20171 min read

Gratitude

I admit that I often grumble when I have to come up to the castle for work --the time I have to allow, the gaggle of tourists on the...

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katherinelerner

May 21, 20179 min read

Linz, here we come.

So there’s this: In mid-August, Molly and I will be moving to Linz, Austria. We are moving there because I am starting a two year...

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