Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as 鈥淕olden-Voiced Mezzo-Soprano鈥� Katie Hannigan is a vibrant and bold artist comfortable on the operatic and concert stage. Operatic credits include: Zerlina in听Don Giovanni, Prince Orlofsky in听Die Fledermaus, Suzuki in听Madama Butterly, Amadora in听Bastianello听as part of a John Musto Composer in Residence Collaboration with Nazareth College and Rochester Lyric Opera, Mercedes in听Carmen, Prince in Williamson鈥檚听The Happy Prince, Bianca in听The Rape of Lucretia, La Badessa in听Suor Angelica, Zita in听Gianni Schicchi, Maurya from听Riders to the Sea, Marcellina in听Le Nozze di Figaro, Mother/Allison in This is the Rill Speaking听(Recorded by Albany Records 2008) Maman in听L鈥橢nfant et les sortileges, Don Ramiro in听La Finta Giardiniera, Charlotte in听A Little Night Music, Old Prioress in听Dialogues of the Carmelites, Sandmann in听Hansel und Gretel, and Mother in听Amahl and the Night Visitors听with companies including: Syracuse Opera, Opera Oswego, Buffalo Opera Unlimited, Capitol Opera, The Merola Opera Program, Finger Lakes Opera, Rochester Lyric Opera, Opera on the Avalon, Eastman Opera, SUNY Purchase Opera and Nazareth Opera.
Orchestral credits include:听Carmen听in a collaboration with New York State Ballet and Lyric Theatre, Handel鈥檚听Messiah, Mendelssohn鈥檚听Elijah, Handel鈥檚听Anthem no. 7, Haydn鈥檚听Lord Nelson Mass, Bach听B Minor Mass,听Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Jake Heggie鈥檚 song cycle听The Deepest Desire, and Vaughn Williams听Serenade to Music听(Recorded by Harmonium Mundi Records 2011) Performances with: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester Oratorio Society, Eastman Symphony and Eastman Philharmonia.
Hannigan was an Emerging Singer at the Prestigious Fall Island Vocal Seminar May 2017 under the direction of Stephanie Blythe. She received a full tuition scholarship to attend the Professional Development Division of SONGFEST in Los Angeles in 2015, and she was awarded the Prestigious National Association for Teachers of Singing Artist/Teacher Internship in North Carolina, June 2016. She was winner of the Civic Morning Madrigals Award in Syracuse, NY, and recipient of the Vocal Concerto Competition Prize at Eastman School of Music. Hannigan earned a BM in Voice and Opera from SUNY Purchase College Conservatory, MM and DMA from Eastman School of Music.
Dr. Hannigan also provides leadership for Nazareth Opera, and has served as Artistic Administrator in several Residencies at Nazareth听University and the Greater Rochester Community; notably John Musto (2016) and Lori Laitman (2019) interdisciplinary Residencies at 夜色视频. She was a recipient of a Distinction in Teaching Award at 夜色视频, Student Mentor Award Nominee, and Student Research Departmental Grant Recipient. Dr. Hannigan was also awarded a grant with Genesse Valley Community of the Arts, where she offered a lecture recital on Women in Music.
Dr. Hannigan's most recent professional project is a recording with Lori Laitman and highly esteemed artists in the CD: .听
Fanfare notes, "Hannigan is a fine mezzo, her voice soars beautifully. The final climatic cry "Hold Me!" is well into the soprano register; the effect is powerful indeed".
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January 2020
Recording of selected Holocaust themed Vedem songs with Lori Laitman
Julia Lin, piano and Tarn Travers, violin
Chicago, IL
February 29, 2020听
Performance & Recording of Tempestad, Almanece听with Octavio Vazquez
Octavio Vazquez, piano
Beston Hall, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
April 27, 2020
Concert Performance & Recording of Roxie in Mrs. President听with Victoria Bond, conductor
Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival
Symphony Space, New York City
September 22 and 24, 2017
Suzuki in听Madama Butterfly听with Buffalo Opera Unlimited 2017
Rockwell Hall Performing Arts Center at Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY
October 20, 2017
Soloist in Amy Beach听Mass in E Flat听with Rochester Oratorio Society
Hochstein Performance Hall, Rochester, NY
November 18
Roxie in Victoria Bond鈥檚听Mrs. President听with Rochester Lyric Opera
Susan B Anthony House, 17听Madison St, Rochester, NY
March 4, 2018听
Selections from听Des Knaben Wunderhorn听with Nazareth Wind Ensemble听under the baton of Dr. Jared Chase
Nazareth College, Linehan Chapel, Rochester, NY
Mar 8 鈥� 10, 2018听
Selections from听Des Knaben Wunderhorn听with Nazareth Wind Ensemble听under the baton of Dr. Jared Chase
NCWS Performance at the 2018 Eastern Division College Band Directors National Association Conference (CBDNA)
Woolsey Hall at Yale University, New Haven, CT