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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.
The 22 -23 season includes appearances with New York City Opera, singing Sophia / Signora Regina in the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, various concert performances as well as releasing her first solo album, ECHOS.
She also previously performed with the New York City Opera in North American and European tours of Bizet’s Carmen and in the American premiere of Wuorinen’s Brokeback Mountain as Mrs. Beers.
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. Scheduled concert appearances included the Alto Soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Mass in C, as well as a series of solo recitals.
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, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; 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 and musical theatre, Sondheim classics have brought critical acclaim in roles such as - Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Countess Charlotte Malcolm in A Little Night Music, Dot in Sunday in the Park With George, and Amy in Company. Additional crossover highlights include, Maria in The Sound of Music and Margaret Johnson in The Light in the Piazza. In collaboration with New York City Opera, Ms. Haney debuted at 54 Below, and while in residence at Music Academy of the West, she has worked with legendary comedienne Carol Burnett.
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.
