Kelly Kaduce comes to the Canadian Opera Company full of the passion needed to portray one of Puccini's most iconic, and tragic, characters. 

What’s she doing with us? This is Kelly's debut with the COC, sharing the title role with Patricia Racette in the COC’s acclaimed production of Madama Butterfly. Like Patricia, she has sung Cio-Cio San in several productions, with Santa Fe Opera, West Australia Opera, and Portland Opera.

Where you might have seen her:  On the Canadian front, she recently performed the title role in Rusalka with L’Opera de Montréal, and Kelly is a mainstay in American opera houses. She’s known for performing some of the richest roles in the lyric-soprano repertoire that, in addition to Cio-Cio San, include Mimì in La Bohème, Nedda in Pagliacci, and the title character in ​Suor Angelica, just to name a few.

She has also sung many world premieres in contemporary American opera, including: Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath (Minnesota Opera); Bright Sheng's Madame Mao (Santa Fe Opera debut in 2003); and the American premieres of Tan Dun’s Tea: A Mirror of Soul (Santa Fe Opera) and Michael Berkeley’s Jane Eyre (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis).  She also sang the title role in the world premiere of the David Carlson opera Anna Karenina in 2007 (Florida Grand Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis), so she’s no stranger to contemporary opera.

Interviews and profiles:  Kelly talks about her Cincinnati Opera debut, her career so far, and returning to opera after becoming a mother for the first time.  

Sneak peek: Watch Kelly as Liu in Turandot below with Minnesota Opera. 

You can follow Kelly Kaduce on Twitter, through her official fan page on Facebook and on her website.

 

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Madama Butterfly runs from October 10 to 31, 2014 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, and Kelly performs  Oct. 11, 19, 22, 26, 28, and 31. Learn more at www.coc.ca/Butterfly

Photos: (top) Kelly Kaduce; Photo by Devon Cass.