Kari Ragan

Soprano

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Since making her operatic debut as the three heroines in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Spokane Opera, Kari Ragan is continually praised for her sparkling lyric coloratura voice and dynamic stage presence. In addition, she is acclaimed as a crossover singer, having the ability to sing beautifully in Oratorio, Opera or the Musical Theatre genre. Recent seasons include Giannetta in L’Elisir d’Amore with Opera Idaho, Frasquita in Carmen with Washington East Opera, Gretel in Lake Chelan Bach Festivals production of Hansel and Gretel, and the Oregon premiere of Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera as Serpetta.
She has performed as a Preview Artist with Seattle Opera and in their concert series “Opera For The Fun Of It.” A highlight for Miss Ragan was performing for three months in the award winning show “A Cabaret Tour Of Broadway” in Chicago where she was a featured soloist in scenes from Candide, King and I, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Rent, Grease and Chicago.
Concert Work includes Carmina Burana with the Ft. Collins Symphony as well as the Seattle Choral Company, Honneger’s King David with Oratorio Orchestra, Impresario with Spokane Symphony, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Oratorio and Orchestra and seasonally she performs Messiah in the Tri-Cities. This past summer Miss Ragan was the soprano soloist at the Lake Chelan Bach Feste where she sang Haydn’s The Creation and Bach Cantata Jauchzett Gott in allen Landen.
Miss Ragan received her Bachelors and Masters Degrees with honors in Vocal Performance from Indiana University. Among other awards and honors she has been recognized as the District Winner for the Metropolitan Opera National Council and the Regional Finalist for the MacCallister Competition.
Miss Ragan is a Doctoral Candidate at University of Washington where she received the prestigious Williams and Beech Scholarship. She is currently a member of the faculty at the University of Puget Sound.