Praised as “darkly seductive” with a “smooth, rich tone,” mezzo-soprano Kristee Haney recently joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for productions of Janáček’s Jenůfa and Massenet’s Werther. Her genre - adventurous and versatile repertoire encompasses everything from core baroque and romantic roles, cutting edge contemporary operas, to jazz standards and musical theatre. She also performed with the New York City Opera for North American and European tours of Bizet’s Carmen and in the American premiere of Wuorinen’s Brokeback Mountain as Mrs. Beers. The 21 -22 season includes appearances with New York City opera in the world premiere of The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Ricky Ian Gordon, as well as releasing her first solo album, Echos. Upcoming engagements include a concert tour featuring selections from the album. Engagements cancelled in the 20-21 season include the Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul and Mrs. Mister in Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock. Past highlights on the operatic stage include the title role in Bizet’s Carmen with the New York City Opera, The Fox in Portman’s The Little Prince with Tulsa Opera, the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon and Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the Siena Music Festival and Trentino Music Festival respectively, and performances with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Flora in La Traviata, Second Lady in The Magic Flute, and Second Secretary to Mao in Nixon in China among others. She has also appeared as Maddalena in Rigoletto with Union Avenue Opera, and as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible with Rimrock Opera. In addition to her extensive and versatile operatic engagements, Ms. Haney also enjoys a busy concert and crossover career. On the concert stage, she has made Carnegie Hall appearances as the alto soloist in Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Corigliano’s Fern Hill, and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. As an oratorio soloist, she has appeared with the New York City Chamber Orchestra, Boston Early Music Festival, Kansas City Baroque Consortium, the Spoleto Festival USA, and Orpheus Chamber Singers among others. Oratorio performance highlights include such works as Duruflé's Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria; Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah; Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater; Bach’s St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, Mass in B Minor and Magnificat, as well as Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Messiah. Equally at home in crossover works she is known for her interpretations of Sondheim - Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd) and Countess Charlotte Malcolm (A Little Night Music) - Kristee has made her solo debut at 54 Below in collaboration with New York City Opera , as well as worked with legendary comedienne Carol Burnett while at Music Academy of the West. Ms. Haney is an alumna of the Resident Artist Program with Lyric Opera of Kansas City where she performed in productions of The Rake’s Progress, Trouble in Tahiti, Norma, and Così fan tutte. Ms. Haney currently resides in New York City.