BIOGRAPHY
KATHLEEN MARTIN, Soprano

APRIL 2006

KATHLEEN MARTIN, SOPRANO, GRADUATED FROM CSULB WITH A B.A. AND M.A. IN MUSIC, WON THE N A T S YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION AND THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA AUDITIONS, THEN MOVED TO EUROPE WHERE SHE HAD A SUCCESSFUL CAREER FOR 20 YEARS.

MS. MARTIN HAS SUNG LEADING ROLES IN MOST OF EUROPE’S MAJOR OPERA HOUSES INCLUDING PARIS, BERLIN, HAMBURG, MUNICH, FRANKFURT AND COPENHAGEN WITH MANY OF THE WORLD’S TOP CONDUCTORS AMONG WHOM ARE DANIEL BARENBOIM, CHRISTOF PERICK, NICHOLAS HARNONCOURT AND MICHAEL PLASSON.

SHE HAD THE HONOR OF SINGING THE WORLD PREMIER OF THE FRENCH OPERA MONTSEGUR IN TOULOUSE, AND THEN IN PARIS WITH BARENBOIM FOR THE JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF THE SALLE PLEYEL, FRANCE’S #1 CONCERT HALL.

IN ADDITION TO OPERA MS. MARTIN APPEARED FREQUENTLY IN CONCERT AND ORATORIO, ON TV AND RADIO THROUGHOUT FRANCE AND GERMANY.

SHE RETURNED TO THE USA IN 1993, ESTABLISHED A VOICE STUDIO IN LAGUNA NIGUEL AND BEGAN TEACHING IN 1997 AT CSULB.

IN ADDITION TO HER TEACHING MS. MARTIN IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATS YOUNG ARTIST AUDITIONS, THE LAILA CONLIN HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL COMPETITION SPONSORED BY OPERA PACIFIC, VOICE CHAIR OF JUNIOR CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN ORANGE COUNTY AND IS THE COFOUNDER OF THE PROFESSIONAL OPERA SINGER’S ASSOCIATION AND DIRECTOR OF IT’S ANNUAL AUDITIONS.

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