American vocalist Katerina Burton, acclaimed for her “vocal and dramatic conviction” (Isthmus), and possessing a “sumptuous soprano” (Wall Street Journal) is a 2024 winner of the George and Nora London Competition and a recipient of the prestigious Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation. She is a graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist program at Washington National Opera, where she gained recognition for making a thrilling Mainstage debut jumping in for the role of Micaëla in Francesca Zambello’s production of Carmen.
The 2024–2025 season featured many role and principal debuts for Burton, including Mimì in La bohème with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, as well as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Madison Opera. Recent engagements have seen Burton on both the operatic and concert stage, most notably at Aspen Music Festival playing the role of Alice Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff opposite luminous bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. Burton also had the pleasure of being the featured soprano soloist for the Kennedy Center premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s JFK: The Last Speech alongside the National Symphony Orchestra with Tony Award®*-winner Phylicia Rashad, who provided narration. Burton also joined the U.S. Naval Academy as a soloist for their production of Britten’s War Requiem at the Strathmore Music Center.
Previously, she has performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 to much acclaim with the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda. Burton has seen much success as an international competitor, having placed in the 2024 Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition as well as being chosen as a Grand Finalist in the Concours Tenor Viñas presented by the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain. Previously, Burton was a semifinalist for the prestigious Queen Sonja Singing Competition in Oslo, Norway, and in 2025 will go on to participate in the Concours Musical International de Montréal as a chosen semifinalist. = Burton completed her graduate studies at The Juilliard School, and is a native of Ocean City, Maryland.
