Kady Evanyshyn

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Biography
Canadian mezzo-soprano Kady Evanyshyn, praised for her “beautiful, powerful voice and wonderful expressiveness” (Opernglas), is quickly establishing herself on major opera stages worldwide. Critics have lauded her “luminous mezzo-soprano” and “psychologically well-balanced acting” (ORF Kultur), and described her as an artist who sings with “fervor and impressive authenticity” (Opernwelt).

The 2024-2025 season will mark Kady’s house and role debut at Opernhaus Zürich as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro under the baton of Antonello Manacorda. She will also continue her work as an ensemble member at Staatsoper Hamburg, where she will debut as Meg Page in Falstaff and in a new production as Ismene in Mozart’s Mitridate, Re di Ponto, directed by Birgit Kajtna-Wönig and conducted by Adam Fischer. Other upcoming roles at Staatsoper Hamburg include a house debut as Annio in La clemenza di Tito and revivals as Mercédès in Carmen and Javotte in Manon.

Kady’s recent debut roles include Charlotte in Massenet’s Werther at the 2023 Bregenzer Festspiele and Hänsel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel at the 2022 Verbier Festival. Since joining the ensemble of Staatsoper Hamburg in 2022, Kady has appeared in various roles including Fjodor in a new production of Boris Godunov by Frank Castorf, Siébel in Faust, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Tisbe in La Cenerentola, Flora in La Traviata, 2. Dame in Die Zauberflöte, and Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, among many others. She also made her debut as Amore in the world premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino’s Venere e Adone, conducted by Kent Nagano. As part of the International Opera Studio at Staatsoper Hamburg, she performed roles such as Glascha in Kát’a Kabanová, Zaide in Il Turco in Italia, Laura in Luisa Miller, Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and Agnes in Unseres kleines Scheisskaff – Fucking Åmål, a role for which she was critically acclaimed.More
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