Kristin Renee Young

Kristin Renee Young, lyric coloratura soprano, is a versatile vocal artist lauded for her “effervescent” and “terrific” performances (Boston Arts Fuse). According to The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Young “has a voice to conjure with” and is "a true artist."

In the 2019-20 season, Kristin is debuting with Asolo Repertory Theater as Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music, directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. She will also appear in a reimagined version of Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha with Volcano Productions at Stanford Live and Cal Performances.

Last season, Kristin made her debut with New York City Opera as Williams in the premier of Stonewall by Iain Bell at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. She also appeared as a soloist with Philadelphia Sinfonia Players and performed the role of Nora in a new opera based on Ibsen’s A Doll’s House by Grace Oberhofer at the Corkscrew Theater and Rites of Spring festivals.

Kristin was a 2018 recipient of The Marc and Eva Stern - Los Angeles Opera Fellowship at SongFest. She has also performed with American Lyric Theater, Ardea Arts, Beth Morrison Project, Center for Contemporary Arts, Encompass New Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera, Harlem Opera Theater, International Brazilian Opera Company, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Opera Company of Brooklyn, Orchestra of Indian Hill, Orquesta Brasileira de Arte, Cultura, e História, Philadelphia Sinfonia Players, and Symphony 21.
Roles performed include Adina (L'elisir d'amore), Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Constance (Dialogues of the Carmelites), Despina (Così fan tutte), Maria (West Side Story), Monica (The Medium), Mrs. Julian (Owen Wingrave), Nanetta (Falstaff), Norina (Don Pasquale), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Tytania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), and Zerlina (Don Giovanni).

Kristin has worked with several conductors, including Neal Goren, Bruce Hangen, Gregory Hopkins, William Lumpkin, and Lidiya Yankovskaya, and has sung in master classes with Phyllis Curtin, Margo Garrett, Jake Heggie, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, David Kneuss, and Thomas Muraco.

Kristin’s love for music began with the violin at age five and evolved into a passion for the vocal arts. She received a master’s degree from Boston University and graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College of Columbia University. Kristin hails from Philadelphia and currently resides in Brooklyn, where she is also a certified yoga instructor.