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Mezzo-Soprano
Karis Tucker

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  BIOGRAPHY  

 

 Since 2019 Karis Tucker has been a member of the Ensemble at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Here, she can be seen as FLOSSHILDE in “Das Rheingold”, ROSSWEISSE in “Die Walküre”, 2. NORNE in “Götterdämmerung” in Stefan Herheim’s new RING,as well as ROSE in “Lakmé”, ADONELLA in “Francesca da Rimini”, MYRTALE in “Thais”, HERMIA in “A midsummer night's dream”, BARENE in “Jenufa”, MERCEDES in “Carmen”, SECOND DAME in “Die Zauberflöte”, FLORA in “La Traviata”, SUZUKI in “Madama Butterfly”, FENENA in “Nabucco”, HÄNSEL in “Hänsel und Gretel”, ORLOFSKY in “Die Fledermaus”.

Besides, in 2024/ 25 ist she is THIRZA in “The Wreckers” at the Meiningen and the Schwerin State Theatre. Before, she already succeeded at the Glyndebourne Festival, the BBC Proms and with the Berlin Radio Symphony orchestra. She sang the Verdi Requiem with the Berlin German Symphony Orchestra. In 2025 she portrays a FLOWER MAIDEN next to Jonas Kaufman at the Tyrolean Festival in Erl.

Karis works with such renowned conductors such as Donald Runnicles, John Fiore, Alexander Vedernikov, Ramon Tebár and directors like Stefan Herheim, Christof Loy, David Alden, Neil Barry Moss...

The American-Rumanian singer studied at the University of Southern Mississippi and at the University of Cincinnati / College-Conservatory of Music where she got her diploma in 2019.
She has joined young artists programs with the Des Moines Metro Opera in 2019, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in 2018 as well as with the CCM Opera Bootscamp in 2017.

Karis is Ohio District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council.
In 2020 she received a scholarship from the Friends of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She is currently studying with Adina Nitescu.
While still studying at the Cincinnati College of Music she already sang first roles such as THE OLD LADY in “Candide”, LA ZIA PRINCIPESSA in “Suor Angelica”, MRS. GROSE in “The Turn of the Screw”.
Her first CARMEN she performed at the Southern Opera and Musical Theatre.

 

 
 
REVIEWS
 
Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater - The Wreckers - THURZA
For the role of Thurza the charismatic Karis Tucker mobilizes the kind of courage, that makes her insist on happiness beyond husband and social expectations. Every highly dramatic obstacle suits Tucker to delightfully overcome it.
Die deutsche Bühne
die-deutsche-buehne.de
Staatstheater Meiningen – The Wreckers - THIRZA
Absolutely impressing as THURZA, Pasko‘ wife, was Karis Tucker, a singer with outstanding deep tones in the Wagner-like, dramatic passages. She gave the character traits of a Wagnerian Brünnhilde.
Das Opernglas 2/2025 , C.Behn
Karis Tucker as Thurza outshone everything, blazing the warm abundance of her mezzo voice up high. So lasst mich weinen meinen Schmerz, she sings in the second act, soaring over the harp in a Isolde-like manner: o Liebe!
VAN Magazin - Albrecht Selge
van-magazin.de
...the Ethel-experienced, extremely flexible and well-timbred mezzo soprano in the role of Thurza.
OPERNWELT 12/24 – Lotte Thaler
In a most stunning way, Karis Tucker draws the attention to this person, who in the beginning plays hardly a role, seeming totally uninvolved.
Der Opernfreund – Inge Kutsche
deropernfreund.de
Karis Tucker as Thurza vocally convinces, not only in the high registers but also in the low register het voice is round.
Art5III – Martin Köhl
art5drei.de
Tremendously, Karis Tucker with her rich mezzo soprano voice portrays Thurza‘s emancipative insisting on humanity and self-determined love. Highly dramatic up to the top, yet brilliant and with impressively beautiful intonation Tucker’s voice has a wide range bursting with energy.
Die deutsche Bühne
die-deutsche-buehne.de
Outstanding Karis Tucker, who had already excelled as Thurza in Glyndebourne two years ago and will also portray the role in Schwerin. Seldom combination of melodiousness with brilliance sounded so obvious..
concerti
concerti.de
Deutsche Oper Berlin – Madama Butterfly - SUZUKI
Already the motherly warmth of her mezzo soprano voice make Karis Tucker an ideal Suzuki and turned the blossom duet into one of the musical highlights of the evening.
Der Opernfreund
deropernfreund.de
Glyndebourne Festival – The Wreckers - THIRZA
Karis Tucker’s intense Thurza, fierce in her condemnation of the community from which she feels alienated, and admirably secure over the role’s implacably wide range.
The Guardian
theguardian.com
His lover Thurza was a darkly-gleaming Karis Tucker, who showed remarkable dexterity and consistency across Smyth’s ambitious mezzo-soprano writing, with top notes that probably please most sopranos.
OPERAWIRE
operawire.com
Deutsche Oper Berlin – Nabucco - FENENA
Karis Tucker is a good Fenena, who can easily assert herself next to her „sister“ Abigaille in the trio in the first act...
Klassik begeistert
klassik-begeistert.de
...Karis Tucker as Fenena showed more vocal presence then her rival. Later, the mezzo soprano equally attracted the attention with a very beautifully and strikingly sung prayer.
Der Opernfreund
deropernfreund.de
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya and Karis Tucker made vocally first class Chiaroscuro accents...
Concerti
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ON STAGE
Staatstheater Meiningen - The Wreckers - THIRZA
 
Staatstheater Meiningen - The Wreckers - THIRZA
 
Staatstheater Meiningen - The Wreckers - THIRZA
 
Glyndebourne Festival – The Wreckers - THIRZA
 
The Wreckers – Glyndebourne Festival -THIRZA
© Richard Huber Smith
 
University of Cincinnati / College-Conservatory of Music – Suor Angelica
© Marc Lyons
 
University of Cincinnati / College-Conservatory of Music - Candide - The old lady