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Kristin Hagan, soprano, is an emerging dramatic soprano whose artistry is grounded in a passion for the emotional depth, dramatic power, and expansive vocal expression of the operatic repertoire. Her recent work includes the role of Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Die Walküre with Dramatic Voices Berlin and Mimì in Puccini’s La bohème with Capitol City Opera. She has also appeared with The Atlanta Opera in Turandot, La traviata, Semele, Macbeth, and Die Zauberflöte, and with Capitol City Opera as Mercédès in Bizet’s Carmen.

Hagan’s artistic interests extend beyond the operatic stage into recital and contemporary music. She has appeared as a soloist in Cherishing Rita Dove, as part of the Mixtape Fellowship Recital Series, and in programs featuring the music of Emily Dickinson and In the Trenches I & II. She was a recipient of the Mixtape Recital Series Artist Fellowship from 2022–2024, an honor that reflects her commitment to developing an expansive and individual artistic voice.

A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she earned a Master of Music, Hagan also holds a Bachelor of Music from Westminster Choir College and completed graduate performance studies at the Longy School of Music. Her artistic development has been further shaped by programs including Opera Works and the Newburgh Music Festival, as well as master classes with composers and artists including John Harbison and Anne Moss.

With a growing repertoire that bridges the dramatic intensity of Wagner and Puccini with the intimacy and storytelling of recital, Hagan is building a career centered on deeply embodied musical and theatrical expression. She is particularly drawn to repertoire that demands both vocal breadth and psychological complexity, and she continues to develop as an artist committed to bringing powerful, human stories to the stage.

Photographer: Christa Larence