mezzo-soprano
KATHERINE LERNER LEE
Fall2025
On stage: The Queen's Heart (Fraarte)
September 13/14
September 20/21
Throughout NYC!
Katherine returns to the company of Opera Essentia, to present a distilled version of Handel's Radamisto through NYC libraries and parks. For more information, visit: https://www.operaessentia.org/
In concert: Hindemith's
Die Serenaden
Oct 5 | 3pm
St. John's Park Slope, St. John's Pl
Returning to her native Park Slope, Katherine joins Concerts on the Slope to present Hindemith's little performed work, Die Serenaden, for voice, viola, cello and oboe. The program also includes works by Alexei Heiff and composer in residence, Clarice Assad.
In concert: Mozart's Vespers
November 16th | 3pm
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, NYC
Katherine performs the soprano solo in Mozart's well-beloved Vespers with the St. Andrew's Chorale and Orchestra. Also on the program is Britten's seasonally appropriate Saint Nicholas. Ticket information to be announced.
In concert: Handel's Messiah
December 14th | 3:30pm
Congregational Church of Westborough, MA
Katherine performs as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah with the Assabet Valley Singers under the direction of Robert Eaton.
summer 2025
In Recital: Musicians on the Rise
May 9th | 7:30pm
Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center
Katherine joins double-bassist, Nina Barnet and pianist, Anthony Ratinov in a recital co-presented by Concert Artist Guild and Kaufman Music Center. The program includes Alan Blank's Poems of the Holocaust as well as a world premiere by Lara Poe. Barnet and Ratinov will also perform works by Mendelsohnn, Beethoven, Bach, Fauré and Prokofiev.
The Queen's Heart (Fraarte)
May 23rd- 24th, 31st & June 1st
Various locations across NYC
Katherine joins NYC's Opera Essentia for a second season, performing the role of Fraarte in a distilled version of Handel's Radamisto. Opera Essentia brings free baroque opera to NYC parks and libraries, this season it will be at Green Oasis Community Garden in the Lower East Side, Marcus Garvey Park and the Dweck Center for the Performing Arts at the Brooklyn Public Library.
In Recital
June 21st, 2025
Fleischmanns, NY
Katherine reprises two of her recent world premieres alongside both composers in a concert in upstate New York. She performs Scott Wheeler's Coco Chanel Sings and Tim Mukherjee's So Ist Mein Herz with each of the composers at the piano.
winter-spring 2025
In Recital: Debussy, Wheeler & Bolcom
April 27th | 4pm
Mt. Vernon, NY
Katherine presents Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis and selections of Bolcom's Cabaret Songs alongside pianist, Eliza Garth. She also reprises Scott Wheeler's Coco Chanel Sings, accompanied by the composer.
Greta the Fearless (world premiere)
April 12th | 5pm
Hirschhorn Museum of Art and Sculpture, DC
Jon Deak's Greta the Fearless is a continuation of Ingmar and the Bear, a piece Katherine premiered with the 21st Century Concert in 2023. Alongside Aaron Engebreth and under the baton of Christopher Kendall, Katherine appears with the Consort for the third time.
Opera Essentia Preview
March 1st| 3pm
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Brooklyn based opera company, Opera Essentia, presents the winter preview for their upcoming production of Handel's Radamisto. Distilled into an hour, Opera Essentia presents lesser-known Handel works for free across New York City. Katherine will perform the role of Fraarte in their May/September production.
Woman of Her Time
(world premiere)
February 1st | 5pm
Hirshorn Museum of Art and Sculpture, DC
Katherine returns to the 21st Century Concert in Washington, DC for the world premiere of Scott Wheeler's A Woman of Her Time based on the life of Coco Chanel. The program also features Mikhail Johnson's Ton yo han mek fashan, Boulanger's D'un matin du printemps and Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps for four-hands.