BIOGRAPHY
Catherine Gispert, an emerging Cuban-American soprano originally from Miami, FL, has been heralded by South Florida Classical Review as a "high soprano" to watch, deserving of "larger assignments... in the future."
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Ms. Gispert recently appeared as Second Lady in Metauro Opera’s Die Zauberflöte and Elsie Maynard in West Michigan Savoyard’s The Yeoman of the Guard. Other recent operatic performances include Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Music on Site, Inc., University of Michigan, and Saluzzo Opera Academy; Paní Pásková and a Slípka (Hen) in The Cunning Little Vixen with University of Michigan; Susannah in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah with University of Michigan; and both Ida and Frosch in Die Fledermaus with Berlin Opera Academy. She also performed in the US premiere of Aran O'Grady and Kaitlin Sullivan's chamber opera Eintänzer. Previous appearances include Annina in La Traviata with Opera Grand Rapids; Zo-Zo in The Merry Widow with Riuniti Opera; Guillaume in La Chanson de Fortunio with Miami Music Festival; and la Zia in Madama Butterfly, una Novizia in Suor Angelica, and un Pastore in Tosca with Miami Lyric Opera.
A lover of sacred music and recital work, Ms. Gispert has performed as a soprano soloist with the Second Avenue Jewish Chorale, Nova Singers, and Fountain Street Church, and as a cantor in churches throughout the United States. Most recently she has sung as Soprano Soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and Bernstein’s MASS with Fountain Street Church Oratorio Choir, the West Michigan Opera Project in their Concert Outreach series, and in 300 Years of Oratorio: In Recital performing Britten's "Lacrimosa" from his War Requiem alongside tenor Standford Olsen. Her recent fourth solo recital, “Dedication,” focused heavily on the music of Cuban, Spanish, and Mexican composers.
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Ms. Gispert has performed frequently in various opera choruses, including those of University of Michigan, Saluzzo Opera Academy, Berlin Opera Academy, Opera Grand Rapids, Florida Grand Opera, Miami Lyric Opera, Riuniti Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Barry University. She has attended the Collaborative Piano Institute Vocal Academy, Miami Music Festival, Opera Naples Academy, Berlin Opera Academy, and Saluzzo Opera Academy opera training programs, where she worked with Martin Katz, Verónica Villarroel, Sherril Milnes, Cecilia Duarte, Paul Groves, Blair Salter, and Betsy Bishop.
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An award-winning singer, she has been awarded an Encouragement Award from The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, the Third Prize winner in the Federazione Musicale Internazionale’s 7th Concorso Internazionale di Canto Lirico, Graduate Encouragement Award winner from the Sam Vitale & Aaron Caruso Neapolitan Song Competition, a two-time Semi-finalist in the American International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition, and Opera Grand Rapids’ 2020 Betty Van Andel Scholarship Winner. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in Voice Performance from Florida State University, and her Master of Music in Voice Performance from University of Michigan.
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When not performing, she resides in Grand Rapids, MI with her husband and their tiny, misbehaved dog, Luna, and enjoys counting down the days until summer. She sings often with the Cathedral of Saint Andrew and Fountain Street Church.
