Sarah Luebke Voice Masterclass

 

Mezzo soprano Kathryn Cowdrick celebrated her 30th anniversary as a performer by appearing as Despina in Opera Saratoga’s production of Cosi fan tutte–the very first opera role she undertook in 1981. She is a graduate with distinction of Penn State University and Columbia University with degrees in speech and voice pathology. She was a member of the Juilliard Opera Center and began her singing career when awarded an Adler Fellowship with the San Francisco Opera. She participated in the Merola Opera program and sang the leading role in the Western Opera Theatre tour of La Cenerentola. She went on to sing in productions there that include Adriana Lecouver, Falstaff, Manon, Faust, Pique Dame, Il Ritorno di Ulisse, Il turco in Italia, DerRosenkavalier and Jenufa.

 

She is one of those rare singers who continues be an active performer while teaching, having sung in over 40 regional productions since coming to Eastman, including the title role in The Medium with Eastman Opera Theatre. At Eastman, she teaches studio voice, vocal pedagogy. and a class for the Institute for Music Leadership at Eastman, The Singer’s Professional Journey. She has been on the summer faculty of the Seagle Colony, the Taos Opera Institute and Summer at Eastman. She has been a contributor to Classical Singer Magazine. Her most recent article on “Mentoring and Parenting the Young Classical Singer” appears in the September 2012 edition and she was recently interviewed for their February 2019 spotlight column on outstanding voice professionals.