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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,...

katherinelerner
Jun 10, 20211 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...

katherinelerner
Dec 31, 20202 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...

katherinelerner
Sep 19, 20203 min read


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

katherinelerner
Mar 10, 20204 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...

katherinelerner
Mar 3, 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!),...

katherinelerner
Jan 11, 20201 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...

katherinelerner
Dec 31, 20196 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...

katherinelerner
Sep 22, 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...

katherinelerner
Jul 8, 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...

katherinelerner
Apr 27, 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...

katherinelerner
Feb 16, 20191 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...

katherinelerner
Jul 8, 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...

katherinelerner
Jul 1, 20181 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....

katherinelerner
Sep 30, 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...

katherinelerner
Jul 16, 20171 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...

katherinelerner
May 22, 20179 min read
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