



American soprano Alexandra Kzeski, known for her "larger-than-life voice and flawless stage presence" (OperaWire), shines in a broad-ranging repertoire of classic to contemporary operatic roles. In May 2024, she graduated with her master's degree from The New School: Mannes School of Music, along with being awarded the Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation. For the 2025-2026 season, she'll be a young artist with Opera Orlando and is returning to The Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center to sing Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. Previously, she sang with Sarasota Opera as an apprentice artist, debuting the role of Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia. In October 2024, she sang Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Mannes Opera. Other roles include Musetta in La bohème with The Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center, the title role in Lysistrata, produced by Mannes Opera, and First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, also with Mannes Opera. In previous summers, she sang Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel with the Trentino Music Festival and Tatyana in Eugene Onegin with The Russian Opera Workshop. Other accolades include winning an Encouragement Award from The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, 1st prize in The National Society of Arts and Letters Shirley Rabb Winston Scholarship Competition, and 2nd place in the Opera Grand Rapids Collegiate Vocal Competition.
