Kirsten Ashley Wiest is a classically-trained coloratura soprano dedicated to the advancement of opera, art song, and chamber music through the performance and recording of music by living composers. The “impressive power, control and range” (Sequenza 21) of her voice has captured the attention of composers worldwide, resulting in over 60 world premiere performances and premiere recordings including works by Lei Liang (CN/US), James Erber (UK), Veronika Krausas (CA/US), Gérard Pape (FR), and Jeffrey Holmes (US).
Kirsten has sung as a soloist with the GRAMMY-winning Partch ensemble, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; for film scores including The Unholy, Malignant, and the Conjuring series; and for recordings on Sony Classical and Centaur Records, among many others.
Equally at home with music of the past, she has appeared as soprano soloist in Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C Major, K.317, and Orff’s Carmina Burana, and is currently preparing the roles of "Lucia" in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and "Königin Der Nacht" in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.
Kirsten holds a DMA in Contemporary Music Performance in Voice from UC San Diego, MFA from California Institute of the Arts, and BM cum laude from Chapman University’s Conservatory of Music.
Chris Castro New Music Concert (9/21/24-9/21/24)
Persian Music Festival: Gelareh Sheibani (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Remembering: Meena Malik & Aristides Rivas In Concert (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Jessica Fichot In Concert (10/26/24-10/26/24)
Aperture Duo (10/27/24-11/16/24)
Polonaise Fantaisie: The Story of Pianist Inna Faliks (11/2/24-11/2/24)
The Lao Tizer Quartet (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Boston Court Performing Arts Center-Marjorie Branson Performance Space is at 70 N. Mentor Ave. , Pasadena, CA.
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Gruesome Playground Injuries
The Davidson/Valentini Theatre (9/19 - 9/29)
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Rodrigo y Gabriela
Hollywood Bowl (9/18 - 9/18) | ||
Wangle Dangle
L.A. Hudson Backstage Theatre (10/5 - 10/19) COMEDY NEW COMEDY | ||
Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals with Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl (9/24 - 9/24) | ||
Cumbia at the Bowl!
Hollywood Bowl (9/22 - 9/22) | ||
Camilo
Hollywood Bowl (9/26 - 9/26) | ||
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long
Hollywood Bowl (9/21 - 9/21) | ||
The Civility of Albert Cashier
The Colony Theatre (8/31 - 9/22) NEW MUSICAL | ||
Collaboration LAB
Cool River Pizza & Taphouse Event Room (9/22 - 9/22) | ||
The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA
Hollywood Bowl (9/20 - 9/20) | ||
Mitski
Hollywood Bowl (9/28 - 9/28) | ||
Jessica Vosk
Pepperdine Smothers Theatre (9/19 - 9/19) | ||
Guys and Dolls
Colia Studios (9/13 - 9/22) | ||
Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter - The Broadwater
The Broadwater Black Box (9/20 - 10/13) | ||
& Juliet
Ahmanson Theatre (8/13 - 9/7) | ||
A Faery Hunt Adventure and Their Animal Friends
Kindred Spirits Care Farm (9/22 - 9/22) | ||
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