Karin Wolverton

{{short description|American operatic soprano}}

Karin Wolverton (born 1974, Roseville, Minnesota){{cite news|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/karin-wolverton-mn0002348079|work=All Music|title=Karin Wolverton|author= James Manheim|access-date=October 15, 2024}} is an American operatic soprano. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she has performed several roles with the Minnesota Opera, including Antonia in Les contes d'Hoffmann, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Donna Ines in Maria Padilla and both Mimi and Musetta in La bohème among others.{{cite news| url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/artsandentertainment/la-boheme-soprano-recalls-life-changing-operatic-moment/article_21057ea0-f746-5bed-b082-7f445c5cd99d.html| title='La Boheme' soprano recalls life-changing operatic moment| author=James D. Watts Jr.| work=Tulsa World| date=October 15, 2015}}{{cite news| url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2005/5/Review/SAINT_PAUL_%E2%80%93%C2%A0Maria_Padilla,_Minnesota_Opera,_3/5/05.html| title=Maria Padilla: Minnesota Opera| work=Opera News| date=March 5, 2005}} With that company she created the role of Anna Sorenson in the world premiere of Kevin Puts' Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night in 2011.{{cite news| url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2012/2/Reviews/ST__PAUL__Silent_Night.html|title=Silent Night: Minnesota Opera| work=Opera News| date=November 12, 2011}} That performance was filmed and broadcast nationally on PBS in 2013.{{cite news| url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/silent-night-pulitzer-winner-to-air-on-pbs/?_r=0| title='Silent Night,' Pulitzer Winner, to Air on PBS| work=The New York Times| date=November 12, 2013| author=Allan Kozinn| author-link=Allan Kozinn}}

In 2014 Wolverton made her debut with the Tulsa Opera as Micäela in Bizet's Carmen. In 2015 she performed the role of Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte with the Utah Opera, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with the Austin Lyric Opera, and returned to Tulsa as Mimi in La bohème.{{cite news| url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/6/Reviews/SALT_LAKE_CITY__Cos%C3%AC_Fan_Tutte.html| title=Così Fan Tutte: Salt Lake City; Utah Opera| work=Opera News| date=March 14, 2015}}{{cite news| title=Vocal talent strong in 'Don Giovanni'| work=Austin American-Statesman| date=May 3, 2015}} Other opera companies she has performed leading roles with include the Central City Opera, the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Pensacola Opera, the Pittsburgh Opera, and the Rubén Darío National Theatre in Nicaragua.{{cite news| url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/minneapolis/article/Minnesota-Orchestra-Returns-to-Carnegie-Hall-on-Thursday-1027-20111026| title=Minnesota Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall| work=BroadwayWorld.com| date=October 27, 2011| accessdate=October 15, 2015}}

On the concert stage Wolverton has performed regularly with the Minnesota Orchestra, including performances of Pamina in The Magic Flute, the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 3, the latter of which was performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/arts/music/minnesota-orchestra-at-carnegie-hall-review.html| title=Not Business as Usual for Visiting Minnesotans| author=James R. Oestreich| author-link=James R. Oestreich| date=October 30, 2011| work=The New York Times}}{{cite news| url=http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/karin-wolverton-opera-star-sings-for-her-supper-6613103| title=Karin Wolverton, Opera Star, Sings for Her Supper| author=Monica Wright| work=City Pages| date=August 12, 2010}} In 2014 she was the soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the Pennsylvania Ballet and performed Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with Orchestra Seattle.{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lew-whittington/paballets-carmina-redux-a_b_4950235.html| title=PABallet's Carmina Returns and Sublime Balanchine| date=March 13, 2014| work=The Huffington Post}} Her performances include concerts with the Chippewa Valley Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Discovery Ensemble, New Hampshire Music Festival, the Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, and Wayzata Symphony Orchestra among others.{{cite news| url=http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2012/12/discovery-ensemble-invests-the-familiar-and-contemporary-with-fresh-energy/| title=Discovery Ensemble invests the familiar and contemporary with fresh energy| author=Aaron Keebaugh| date=December 3, 2012| work=Boston Classical Review}}