Katie Stenzel is an Australian soprano, whose repertoire spans the breadth of opera, operetta and musical theatre. She is passionate about the connection and story-telling facilitated by all kinds of music.
Image by Marnya Rothe Photography
Image by Marnya Rothe Photography
Katie has performed across Australia and internationally and is available for recitals, concerts, productions, recordings and corporate events.
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Katie Stenzel is a dynamic, coloratura soprano. Described by Limelight Magazine as possessing “a powerful and perfectly controlled upper range”, she has established herself as an engaging and multi-faceted performer. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Queensland University of Technology and subsequently completed her Master of Music Studies at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.
Katie has since performed across Australia and internationally with companies including Opera Queensland, State Opera of South Australia, Opera Australia, The Brisbane Festival, The Adelaide Fringe Festival, and the Taipei Drama Festival in Taiwan.
Her operatic roles have included Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Niece 1 in Peter Grimes, Zorah in Ruddigore and the creation of the role of Loretta in The Crushing: A Gothic Opera. She has also understudied roles including Euridice and Amore in Orfeo ed Euridice, Kumudha in A Flowering Tree, Rose Maybud in Ruddigore, Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cunegonde in Candide, and Yum Yum in The Mikado. She has appeared in concert works including The Messiah(Handel), Carmina Burana (Orff) and Oratorio de Noêl (Saint-Saëns). Katie has appeared on national television for the Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols, as well as Tourism and Events Queensland.
Katie was a featured artist of the Brisbane Music Festival alongside artistic director and pianist, Alex Raineri in both 2020 and 2021. She was honoured to be invited to reprise their recital performance to re-open the Queensland Performing Arts Centre after their 6-month hiatus.
Katie was delighted to return to the Opera Queensland mainstage in 2021 as Susanna in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, and to reprise the role of Rosina in State Opera of South Australia’s production of Il barbiere di Siviglia. 2022 saw Katie star as The Queen of the Night in Opera Queensland’s The Sopranos.