Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert has established herself as a fresh and exciting artist with " a voice that is pure, powerful, and appealing, with a stage presence to match." (Denver Post)
New operatic repertoire includes creating the role of Walker Loats in Mikael Karlsson’s one-woman opera THE ECHO DRIFT at the Prototype Festival in NYC, reprising the role of Hannah After in Laura Kaminsky’s AS ONE with San Diego Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Colorado, BAM, Opera Idaho, Opera Memphis, Opera Columbus and NYCO, Sadie in the NY premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's MORNING STAR with On Site Opera. Other recent credits include Georgia O’Keeffe in Laura Kaminsky’s TODAY IT RAINS with Opera Parallel, Siegrune DIE WALKÜRE, and the Berio Folk Songs, both with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the title-role RAPE OF LUCRETIA with the Aldeburgh Festival.
