Meghan
Kasanders

Soprano

Meghan Kasanders

Soprano

Named a Grand Finalist in the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, American soprano Meghan Kasanders has been hailed by Opera News as “a wonderfully promising, rich dramatic soprano”.

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(She/Her) Named a Grand Finalist in the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, American soprano Meghan Kasanders has been hailed by Opera News as “a wonderfully promising, rich dramatic soprano”.

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Career Highlights/Education

Virginia Opera

Sieglinde, Die Walküre, 2022

Metropolitan Opera National Council

Grand Finalist, 2019

Management

Magnum Opus Artists, Teaneck, NJ

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Recent Highlights

Elektra

Fifth maid

The Dallas Opera

Masterclass/Seminar

"Acting the Aria" Workshop

University of Notre Dame

Meghan Kasanders in Recital with Dror Baitel

Recitalist

University of Notre Dame

Artist-in-Residence

University of Notre Dame

Mozart Requiem

Soprano Soloist

Erie Philharmonic

Fellow Travelers

Mary Johnson

Opera Columbus

Die Zauberflöte

First Lady

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Die Walküre

Sieglinde

Virginia Opera

Masterclass/Seminar

Simpson College

Meghan Kasanders in Recital with Dror Baitel

Recitalist

Simpson College

Don Giovanni

Donna Anna

Opera Columbus

Gianni Schicchi

Nella

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Hänsel und Gretel

Mother

Staatsoper Hannover

Anna Bolena

Baltimore Concert Opera

Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln

Performer

Houston Symphony

Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln

Performer

Dallas Symphony

Featured Soloist

Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Artist-in-Residence

International Meistersinger Akademie

National Council Auditions

Grand Finals Concert - Finalist

The Metropolitan Opera

Hänsel und Gretel

Mother

Stattsoper Hannover

Luonnotar

Performer

The Juilliard School

Don Giovanni

Donna Anna

The Juilliard School

Hänsel und Gretel

Mother

Staatsoper Hannover

SongFest

Performer

The Juilliard School

The Consul

Magda Sorel

Opera Saratoga

Biography

Meghan Kasanders has been hailed by Opera News as “a wonderfully promising, rich dramatic soprano”. Ms. Kasanders most recently made her Wagnerian debut as Sieglinde in Virginia Opera's award-winning production of Die Walküre and is a featured recitalist, as well as an artist-in-residence at the University of Notre Dame and Simpson College. Kasanders made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2018 singing in Bernstein's Songfest under the direction of Marin Alsop and the role of Magda Sorel in Opera Saratoga’s critically acclaimed production of The Consul. She also performed Sibelius’ Luonnotar with Maestra Barbara Hannigan in Alice Tully Hall (NYC) and Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at The Juilliard School. Ms. Kasanders is a 2019 Grand Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and both the First Prize and Audience Choice Winner in the 2019 Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition. She has also been recognized by the Gerda Lissner Foundation, Opera Birmingham (Second Prize and Audience Choice), and the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, where she won first prize in 2017 as the youngest competitor. Meghan’s training has included past resident artist apprenticeships with International Meistersinger Akademie (Neumarkt, Germany), Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Saratoga, and Dolora Zajick’s Institute for Young Dramatic Voices. Ms. Kasanders holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Simpson College, a Master of Music degree from Rice University, and an Artist Diploma in Opera Studies from The Juilliard School, where she was the recipient of The Richard F. Gold Career Grant.

Press Quotes

"Confidently, Meghan Kasanders proved to be a master of her craft in every way...She has a unique vocal quality that houses an array of exquisite overtones and colors. - OPERA WIRE"