KATHRYN GUTHRIE | SOPRANO

Kathryn Guthrie returns to the stage in 2025 after a transformative hiatus, during which she embraced a career as a software engineer and dedicated time to heal from chronic illness and explore spiritual truths. Known for her sharp-witted style, Kathryn’s vocal artistry effortlessly spans both classical music and musical theater, with future plans to expand into folk, pop, and rock.

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Kathryn made her Lincoln Center debut in 2015 as Leonora in Hindemith’s The Long Christmas Dinner with the American Symphony Orchestra, the recording of which was listed in NY Times chief classical critic Anthony Tommasini’s list of 10 best classical albums of the year. She made her New York City Opera debut in Prima Donna by folk-pop singer Rufus Wainwright, promoting the opera further in concerts with Wainwright internationally, and reprising her role in the cast recording with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

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She has recorded extensively with composer Joseph Summer and his organization, The Shakespeare Concerts, appearing on seven albums with an upcoming eighth, including the full-length recording of his setting of "The Tempest" and excerpts from his version of "Hamlet".

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Within the realm of musical theater and jazz, she has worked with luminaries such as Patrick Vaccariello, music conductor for the Tony Awards, and has sang in the opening number for the Tony Awards twice. She has traveled the country singing musical theater with Todd Ellison, music supervisor for Broadway’s An American in Paris, including appearances with both the Philly Pops and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. She was the opening performer in inimitable jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch's staged song cycle "Rooms of Light".

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Kathryn's accomplishments include winning the 2012 Astral Artists National Auditions and receiving honors from the Metropolitan Opera National Council. She was a member of Glimmerglass Opera’s Young American Artists Program and participated in the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute Program for Singers. The daughter of an American diplomat, Kathryn grew up in Vienna, Austria, and northwestern Connecticut. She holds a Master of Music from the Peabody Conservatory, where she received the Phyllis Bryn-Julson Award for Contemporary Music, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Connecticut.