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date = "2019-04-20T13:53:57+00:00"
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_The Oregonian_ praises soprano Katrina Galka for her recent performances of Adina in _L’elisir d’amore_, exclaiming that she “looked like a young Glenn Close, projecting power over Nemorino as she thrilled with fine coloratura filigree and pure high notes.” In the 2018-19 season, she makes her Wiener Staatsoper debut as Fritzi in the world premiere of Staud’s _Die Weiden_. She makes company debuts with both New Orleans Opera and Opera San Jose in returns to Blondchen in _Die Entführung aus dem Serail_, the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy as a guest artist for Frasquita in _Carmen_, and Odyssey Opera as Aithra in _Die ägyptische Helena_. On the concert stage, she joins the Florida Orchestra for a concert celebrating Bernstein’s Broadway. Future engagements include a role and company debut at the Opernhaus Zürich in a new production and returns to both the Wiener Staatsoper for multiple projects and Arizona Opera for a role debut. Last season, she returned to Portland Opera to debut the role of Gilda in _Rigoletto_. She also returned to Arizona Opera as Cunegonde in _Candide_, Rosina in _Il barbiere di Siviglia_, Woglinde in _Das Rheingold_, and a quartet of roles in Morganelli’s _Hercules vs Vampires_ as well as joined the Las Vegas Philharmonic for Handel’s _Messiah_. In the summer, she joined On Site Opera as Serpetta in _La finta giardiniera_ at the Caramoor International Music Festival.

Ms. Galka recently made role and company debuts as Blondchen in _Die Entführung aus dem Serail_ with Atlanta Opera and Atalanta in Xerxes at the Glimmerglass Festival. She is a former resident artist of Portland Opera, at which she sang a host of role debuts that include Adina in _L’elisir d’amore_, Johanna in _Sweeney Todd_, Elvira in _L’italiana in Algeri_, Papagena in _Die Zauberflöte_, Frasquita in _Carmen_, Adult Kim in _Show Boat_, and Ida in _Die Fledermaus_ – while covering Adele. In her first season as a resident artist with Arizona Opera, she sang the First Wood Nymph in _Rusalka_ and Clorinda in _La cenerentola_. She sang prior performances of Papagena in _Die Zauberflöte_ with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis at which she has been both a Festival Artist and a Gerdine Young Artist. She joined the CoOperative Program as Marie in _La fille du régiment_ and sang the Cat in Schuller’s _The Fisherman and his Wife_ with Odyssey Opera and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. She also joined Dallas Opera as Voice I in Cuomo's _Arjuna's Dilemma_, presented as the company hosted the annual Opera America conference. 

On the concert stage, she has joined the Rhode Island Civic Chorale for the Angel in Respighi's _Laude to the Nativity_ and Handel's _Messiah_. She sang Elvira in excerpts of _L’italiana in Algeri_ with the Oregon Symphony and Violetta in excerpts of _La traviata_ with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. With various Dallas-based chamber ensembles and orchestras, she has sung Fauré’s _Requiem_, Mozart’s _Exsultate Jubilate_, and Bach’s _St. John Passion_.  In 2011, Katrina performed in the east coast premiere of Jake Heggie’s _Pieces of 9/11_ as the Girl Soprano, with Mr. Heggie at the piano.

Ms. Galka is a three-time regional award winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She is the first-place winner of the Mario Lanza Scholarship and has received further awards from the National Opera Association Vocal Competition, Marcello Giordani International Vocal Competition, and the Heida Hermanns International Vocal Competition.

She holds a Master of Music from Boston University, at which she sang Servilia in _La clemenza di Tito_, Carolina in _Il matrimonio segreto_, and Rosalba in Catan’s _Florencia en el Amazonas_. She earned a Bachelor of Music from Southern Methodist University, from which she graduated summa cum laude.