Goeldner, Katharine
Goeldner, Katharine
- Jonas Westover
(b Sigourney, IA). American mezzo-soprano. She took voice lessons from Jocelyn Reiter at the University of Iowa, where she received her bachelor’s degree. She continued her studies with Paul von Schilhawsky at the Salzburg Mozarteum, focusing on German lieder. She has appeared widely on the concert stage and with the world’s premiere opera troupes, including the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera. Her Metropolitan debut was in 2002 as the wardrobe mistress/schoolboy in Berg’s Lulu. She has also appeared there as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Ascanio in Benvenuto Cellini, Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette, and the Page of Herodias in Salome. Her many appearances at the New York City Opera have garnered her both the Betty Allen and Diva awards; with the company, she has performed the roles of Erika in Vanessa, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Minerva in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, and, notably, Ruggerio in Alcina. Her concert performances feature a wide range of repertoire, from Schumann to Mahler. Notable appearances include concerts with the National SO under Christopher Hogwood and the Vienna Radio Orchestra. She has continued to study voice under Dale Fundling and currently makes her home in Salzburg.
