Music

Kimberly Roberts

Kimberly RobertsMs. Roberts has her D.M.A. in Vocal Performance from Louisiana State University in Vocal Performance. Ms. Roberts was a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, a finalist in numerous NATS competitions, and the recipient of the Baton Rouge Opera Guild Career Grant.

She has performed as a soprano soloist with the Oklahoma City Symphony, Fort Smith Symphony, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Canterbury Choral Society, Chorale Acadienne, and the LSU Symphony in such works as the Verdi Requiem, the Bach Magnificat, Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Handel's Messiah, Duruflé's Requiem, and Bruckner's Te Deum. Ms. Roberts' performances with the Des Moines Metro Opera over several summers include Najade in Ariadne auf Naxos, Yvette in La Rondine, Anna Gomez in The Consul, and Diana in Orpheus in the Underworld. Other operatic performances include Mimi in La Bohème, the title role in Susannah, Magda in La Rondine, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the title role in Suor Angelica, the First Lady in The Magic Flute, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, and Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro.

The Times of Acadiana remarked of Ms. Roberts, "Her range, diction, and projection put her in a world-class category. Oy, can this lady sing!"
Last Updated: 10/1/08