Prof. Christine Seitz
Soprano

Christine Seitz is an established dramatic soprano, singing operatic roles throughout the United States and in Europe. She sang the leading role of Anna Clemenc in the world premiere of The Children of the Keweenaw, by composer Paul Seitz and librettist Kathleen Masterson, at the 2001 Pine Mountain Music Festival. Her performances singing the role of Brünnhilde in Wagner's Die Walküre at the University of Wisconsin, Madison earned her high critical acclaim. She has also appeared with Kentucky Opera singing the role of Lady Billows in Britten's Albert Herring, and she has sung the role of Helmwige in Wagner's Die Walküre with both the Florentine Opera of Milwaukee and the Dallas Opera. She sang the title role in Faure's Pénélope in the United States stage premiere with Manhattan Opera in New York City, and she has also appeared with Madison Opera, the Los Angeles Opera, the Seattle Opera, and the Central City Opera. European engagements have included Madame Lidoine in Poulenc's Les Dialogues des Carmelites with the Wuppertaler Bühnen and Amelia in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera with the Stadttheater Bern. In review of her performance as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth with the Toledo Opera, the Detroit Free Press commented, "Seitz has a huge voice which she deployed with consistent confidence and artistry. She has all the earmarks of a major dramatic soprano, a rare species these days."

Ms. Seitz recently was soprano soloist in the world premiere of Treny by UNLV resident composer Virko Baley, and she has appeared with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the UNLV Symphony orchestra, singing works by Mahler, Mozart and Vaughan-Williams. She was the guest soloist in a performance of the Immolation Scene from Wagner's Götterdämmerung with the Waukesha Symphony, where she has also appeared as the soprano soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. She was the soprano soloist in an appearance with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gustav Meier, singing Wagner arias and German operetta excerpts. She has appeared in concert with the Caramoor Festival singing the title role in Beethoven's Leonore (the original version of Fidelio). After noting the success with which she performed the difficult role, the New York Post noted: "Christine Seitz handled (the role) heroically, her full-throated sound filling the large outdoor theater with ease." She has also sung the role of the Marschallin in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier in concert performances at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and in a special performance with members of the Milwaukee Symphony under the baton of Maestro Kenneth Schermerhorn, she performed arias from the German repertoire. Ms. Seitz also appeared with the Cincinnati May Festival as Leonore in Fidelio, James Conlon conducting.

Christine Seitz is a native of Madison, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Master of Music degree in applied voice. She has been on the faculties of both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Luther College, teaching voice and opera. In the fall of 2002, she joined the faculty of the University of Nevada Las Vegas as Assistant Professor of Music, teaching voice and opera. She also maintains private voice studios in Las Vegas, Nevada and Houghton, Michigan.