As the restless Laurie, Grace Kahl was perfectly matched to the role’s requirements, her poised, gleaming soprano effortlessly encompassing the musical and emotional gamut
— Opera Today
 

New York City native Grace Kahl is an artist hailed for her “poised, gleaming soprano” in a wide array of repertoire ranging from Mozart to Sondheim. Grace is an alumnus of Utah Opera’s Resident Artist Program (2018-2020), where notable performances included The Rose (The Little Prince), Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), and Annina (La Traviata). Grace was a member of the prestigious Apprentice Artist program at Santa Fe Opera for their 2019 season, where she covered the role of Lyra and was featured in the world premiere of Poul Ruder’s The Thirteenth Child. After the COVID-19 pandemic put live performances on pause, Grace made a triumphant return to the stage at Des Moines Metro Opera where she sang the roles of Johanna (Sweeney Todd) and Mary Johnson (Fellow Travelers) in 2021.

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Grace Kahl showed off a lilting, bell-like soprano...
— Opera Today

In 2022 Grace’s affinity for contemporary music was at the fore, where she premiered the roles of Caroline (A Thousand Acres) at Des Moines Metro Opera and Isabel Haskell (Finding Wright) at Dayton Opera. Ms. Kahl also made her debut with Arizona Opera in their production of A Little Night Music, singing Mrs. Nordstrom.

Ms. Kahl was the first prize winner of the 2017 American International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition, with a distinction for best interpretation of a French work. Grace has also been awarded prizes in the Palm Springs Opera Competition, Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition, and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions

Grace Kahl’s coloratura gave a self-satisfied edge to Caroline
— The Wall Street Journal

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Grace’s 22-23 season includes a World Premiere of Expressions with Dayton Philharmonic, the Bach Christmas Concerto with Taylor Music Group, Die Zauberflöte with Arizona Opera, multiple workshops for new operas, and an appearance with the Utah Symphony in the Deer Valley Music Festival. Ms. Kahl holds a Bachelor’s of Music from CUNY Queens College and a Masters of Music/Artist Diploma from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She currently resides on Long Island with her husband and her dog.