K A T H E R I N E C I E S I N S K I
K A T H E R I N E
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N E W S
Congratulations to ESM studio alumna Alexis Peart (2020), on her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Kate Pinkerton!
Congratulations to ESM studio alumna Meg Brilleslyper (2023), newest member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Operastudio!
Congratulations to ESM studio alumna and Fulbright Scholar Fotina Naumenko on her Grammy Nomination!
Congratulations to ESM studio alumna Maria Vasilevskaya on her Deutsche Oper Berlin debut!
Congratulations to ESM studio alumna Joelle Lachance (2025), newest voice faculty member at SUNY Buffalo's Department of Theater and Dance!
P E R F O R M A N C E S / T E A C H I N G
Spring
2026
ESM / ECMS
Rochester, New York
Summer
2026
OPERA VIVA
Verona
Fall
2026
ESM / ECMS
Rochester, New York
P R E S S
“Her taste is flawless, her repertory limitless.”
Ned Rorem
“. . . a superb mezzo with a luxurious voice and gripping dramatic instincts! ”
The New York Times
“Katherine Ciesinski, the Geshwitz, was a sensitive interpreter, catching more of the troubled quality of the Countess that most mezzos who have sung the role.”
- Harold C. Schonberg, The New York Times
"The supporting cast is strong, though Nathan Berg (the Doctor) and Katherine Ciesinski (luxury casting in the tiny role of Margret) stand out as vividly drawn, uncaricatured vocal actors."
Peter Quantrill, Gramophone