Caroline Worra has been hailed by Opera News as "one of the finest singing actresses around." She has sung over 90 roles from over 70 operas including 20 World, American, and Regional Premieres. She was internationally acclaimed for her performances of Jenny in The Mines of Sulphur, Grammy nominated CD for Best Opera Recording, and as the title role for The Greater Good; Passion of Boule de Suif, Opera News and New York Times pick for one of the top classical CDs of the year. Her third full opera recording, Glory Denied, was released by Albany Records and was a Washington Post and Opera News pick for one of the top CDs of the year. Her fourth full opera CD, Amleto by Franco Faccio, was recorded live by Naxos and was an Opera News pick for one of the ten best opera recordings of the year. For Caroline's portrayal of Regina Geltrude, she was reviewed by Voix des Arts as "singing with emotional directness and white hot charisma" and "exerting a prodigious histrionic presence even in the context of an audio recording." Last year, "44 Ambitions for Soprano and Piano" was released by Meyer Media, LLC, which is a CD of art songs by composer Paul Richards with pianist Brian Garman. Ms. Worra has worked with over 80 different opera companies including The Metropolitan Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Lyric Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Dallas Opera, Long Beach Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Madison Opera, Cedar Rapids Opera, Opera Memphis, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera, Urban Arias, American Lyric Theatre, American Opera Projects, Tanglewood, Opera Saratoga, Berkshire Opera Festival, The Princeton Festival, and six seasons at both Glimmerglass Opera and New York City Opera. Caroline performed on two U.S. National Tours with San Francisco's Merola/Western Opera Theatre singing Violetta in LaTraviata and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus. She gave a debut recital at Carnegie Hall (Weill Hall) and performed on the main stage of Carnegie Hall as the soprano soloist in Beethoven's Mass in C, Britten's Spring Symphony, Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Orff's Carmina Burana. She recently performed as the soprano soloist in Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Strauss' Four Last Songs with the LaCrosse Symphony. Overseas she has performed as Anne True Love in The Rake's Progress at Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Sicily, Jenny in The Mines of Sulphur at The Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland (winner of The Best Opera of Ireland Award), Violetta in LaTraviata with ECAI in Brasilia, Brasil, and as the title role in The Merry Widow with Musica Viva in Hong Kong. Caroline is a recipient of the Shoshana Foundation/Richard F. Gold Career Grant. She grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from Onalaska High School where she also received the Wall of Excellence Award. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Piano and Vocal Performance from Luther College where she received the Distinguished Service Award. She has a Master of Music Degree in Vocal Performance from The University of Missouri in Columbia where she received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Arts and Science. Caroline also has a Doctor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Indiana University with minors in Music Education and Choral Conducting. She just finished teaching at the Stanwich School in Greenwich, CT where she and her husband, Kreg Gotschall, received the 2019 Humanitarian Grant Award in honor of Kreg's sister Kerry Gotschall, which allowed them to have the incredible experience of teaching music to the students and teachers at The Blessing School in Rwanda, Africa. Caroline continues to perform around the world while maintaining a private teaching studio in Stamford, CT where she is the co-chair of the Young Musician's Festival in Voice. She also enjoys her time as a voice instructor at the Janiec Opera Company for the Brevard Music Center's Summer Music Festival in North Carolina, and this June, she is excited to be the Director of the Emerging Artist Program at Charlottesville Opera in Virginia.