Katrina Krumpane


Katrina Krumpane is a Latvian soprano and professor in opera, concert and recitals.

Early life

Katrina Krumpane studied singing, piano and flute at the Daugavpils Music college in Latvia. In 1998 she won her first International Vocal Competition "Alexandrovsky" in Belarus.
After making her debut in 2004 at the Komische Oper Berlin with The Four Note Opera composed by Tom Johnson she has been performing in many countries, including Germany, Switzerland, and South Korea.

Education

In 2010 she graduated with distinction for her diploma in singing/music theatre at the Berlin University of the Arts and awarded the Master of Arts at the same school.

Performances

She performed in both opera and theatres, including Die Fledermaus as Adele, The Marriage of Figaro as Susanna, Der Freischütz as Ännchen, La bohème as Musette, L'elisir d'amore as Adina, Rigoletto as Gilda, Don Giovanni as Zerlina, Les noces as Bride, L'occasione fa il ladro as Berenice, as Marie, Die lustige Witwe as Valencienne.
In 2011 she recorded her first CD with musicians from Deutsche Oper Berlin with Lalla-Roukh composed by Gaspare Spontini and made her debut at the Berlin State Opera with Cinderella composed by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari as Hartwige.
Since 2012 she has been named as a main jury of the vocal competition in both Latvia and Germany.
For three years in South Korea she has been working as a guest professor at Sungshin Women's University while also teaching the Masterclass at both Yonsei University and Chugye University of the Arts.