Kathleen Kim

15 pieces since 2009 — in 8 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

15 pieces
8 roles
2 companies
18 years

2 pieces as Olympia — stats above show all coverage for Kathleen Kim.

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Der Musensohn

Our own Gualtier told tales and named names, in great detail, after Monday’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann dress rehearsal. Squirrel was at the premiere, and had a grand old time. Bartlett Sher‘s production lovingly displays the many dimensions of Offenbach’s inspired and charming opera.  With perfect comedic timing, clarity of action, and real depth of feeling, even its few […]

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Gualtier tells “Tales”

So, I was asking my friends with Met Opera insider connections about the new Hoffmann production directed by Bartlett Sher. Seemingly conceived under an unlucky star, this production first lost two of its four heroines when Anna Netrebko decided not sing Olympia and Giulietta but kept Antonia and also Stella, leaving the dramaturgy somewhat lopsided.

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