katherinelernerJun 10, 20211 minNominated!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,...
katherinelernerDec 31, 20202 minTschüss, 2020This year was pretty fucking rough. The pandemic and the accompanying isolation, anxiety, and fear served as pressure points for any...
katherinelernerSep 19, 20203 minTWICE THROUGH THE HEARTOpening night. How incredible, strange, and sheerly, blazingly lucky to have actually made it to this point. I feel like I have been...
katherinelernerMar 10, 20204 minPausa.Today, Austria took new action on the Coronavirus, limiting public gatherings to 500 people outside, and 100 people inside. They also...
katherinelernerMar 3, 20201 minLast PropheteIn 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...
katherinelernerJan 10, 20201 minStride 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!),...
katherinelernerDec 30, 20196 minViel GlückWARNING: 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...
katherinelernerSep 21, 20191 minOpening 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...
katherinelernerJul 7, 20191 minMy second yearThanks Landestheater Linz for an amazing second season! It was an exciting, at times challenging, season (first Wagner role, a pretty...
katherinelernerApr 26, 20191 minAuf wiedersehen, KlytämnestraLast night was my final performance as Klytämnestra in Elektra. I love the roles that don’t politely ask but demand everything you’ve got...
katherinelernerFeb 15, 20191 minThe 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...
katherinelernerJul 7, 20181 minMy first yearMy 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...
katherinelernerJun 30, 20181 min13 FragenThanks so much Magdalena Hoisbauer for translating my interview into German! https://landestheater-linz.blogspot.com/2018/07/13-fragen-ka...
katherinelernerSep 29, 20171 minLinz debutWhen 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....
katherinelernerJul 15, 20171 minGratitudeI 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...
katherinelernerMay 21, 20179 minLinz, 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...