Katharina Haberl

• OPERA EXPERIENCE (Full Roles)
• • Violetta in La Traviata with Vincerò Academy (https://vinceroacademy.com/)
• International Role Study Program (May-July 2021): Preparation of the role of Violetta with Ailyn Pérez & Abdiel Vázquez, Masterclasses with Lucas Meachem & Brian Jadge
• • Musetta in La Bohème with Ópera Cádiz (small opera company South of Spain) Spain (April 16-17, 2021): Performance of the opera with piano, reduced version due to COVID-19 pandemic
• • Sor Rafaela with UCLA Opera, Staged Premiere of JUANA by C. Lucero (Sep – Nov 2019): Paid Singer to Cover for student in case of sickness
• • Sor Rafaela with UCLA Opera, Concert Version Premiere of JUANA by C. Lucero, Los Angeles (2019): Student Opera Production
• • Carmen in “Carmen”, Concert Mozarteum Salzburg (08/2018)
• • Indiana Elliot in “Mother of Us All” by Gertrude Stein, UCLA OPERA, Los Angeles (2018)
• • Queen in Emperor’s New Clothes, UCLA OPERA, Los Angeles (2018)
• • Mrs. River in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Opera Workshop, Conservatorio del Liceu (2017)
• EDUCATION:
• • Doctor of Musical Arts, Claremont Graduate University (August 2021 – Present): Dr. Camelia Voin, Dr. Peter Boyer
• • Certificate in Acting, UCLA Extension (2021 – 2022)
• • Master’s Degree in Voice Performance, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music,• Los Angeles (2017 – 2019) with Juliana Gondek, Dr. James K. Bass, Peter Kazaras, Rakefet Hak, Michele Scanlon Certificate in Music Business, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles (2016 – 2018)
• • Bachelor’s Degree in Voice Performance (Opera), Conservatorio del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain (2012 – 2016)
• • Summer Programs: Mozarteum Salzburg Summer Academy, Aspen Music Festival 2018 and 2019
• • Masterclasses: Lucas Meachem, Michelle DeYoung, Brian Jadge, Dolora Zajick, Ildiko Raimondi, Katerina Tretyakova, Ricardo Estrada, Helen Donath, Janet Perry
• • Voice teachers: Camelia Voin, Michelle DeYoung, Katerina Tretyakova, Juliana Gondek
• OPERA COMPETITIONS
• • Semifinalist at Concorso Internazionale Di Canto Lirico Citta' Di Belluno
• • 4th Place in Clara Schumann Competition 2021
• ROLES PREPARED:
• • Violetta, La Traviata, G. Puccini
• • Musetta, La Boheme, G. Puccini
• • Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro, W. A. Mozart
• • Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, W. A. Mozart
• • Rusalka, Rusalka, A. Dvořák
• PROFESSIONAL CHORAL EXPERIENCE
• • Tonality (2019 - 2021): Professional Chorus, Conductor: Alexander Lloyd Blake: Album “America Will Be” with Tonality, Alexander Loyd Blake: Katharina is one of the three soloists on the song “Little Rose” (https://youtu.be/iYsys5ING2I)
• • St. Timothy’s Catholic Church (12/2017 – 2021): Section Leader, Conductor: Tae Yeon Lim
• • Arroyo Singers (Season 2019 – 2020): Section Leader, Conductor: Ryan Brown
• • Zoe Choir (Season 2019 – 2020): Soprano, Conductor: Marcus Leonard Klotz
• • UCLA Commencements (June 2018): Alto for Vocal SATB Quartet, audience of 22,000
• • Member of Sacrum Vocalis (2019 – 2020): Vocal Quartet
• • Concert with “José Carreras, Barcelona, (2016): Conductor: Daniel Mestre Dalmau, Broadcasted on National Television in Spain
• EDUCATION IN CHORAL MUSIC
• • Seraphic Fire Young Artist Program (2017 – 2019): Concert Tours to Miami, FL, Conductors: Patrick Quigley, Dr. James K. Bass
• (Works included: Matthew Passion (Bach), Passio (Pärt), Mozart’s Requiem)
• • UCLA Chamber Singers (2017 – 2019), Conductors: Dr. James K. Bass, Ryan Brown, Mark Mayers, Joe Kim, Desiree Balfour
• AWARDS
• • GRAMMY Winner for “Best Classical Choral Performance” with UCLA Chamber Singers (2021)
• • “Philip Altman Award” 2019
• • “Mimi Alpert Feldman Award” 2018
• • “Award for Outstanding Vocal Performance" Tau Beta Sigma, Epsilon Kappa
• OTHER SKILLS
• • Singing abilities in: Italian, German, English, Spanish, French, Latin, Czech
• • Piano: 8 years of piano
• LANGUAGES:
• • German: Native
• • English: Fluent (lived in the USA for 5 years, MM and current DMA student)
• • Spanish: Fluent (lived in Spain for 4 years, University Degree)
• • Italian: Beginner (2 years of Italian diction, 1 year of Italian)
• • Latin: 2 years of studies
• • French: Beginner
• MUSICAL THEATRE
• • “Daniela” in Mentiras, El Musical with Blacklist Theatre Company (2020)
• ACTING EXPERIENCE IN MOVIES
• • A Song for Myself (2019): Role of “Tipsy Med Rep”, Actress
• • Beyond Methuselah (2018): Chorus singer

Katharina Haberl is a lyric soprano, originally from Austria, who holds a master’s degree in Voice Performance from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, where she premiered several newly composed opera roles, including Queen in The Emperor’s New Clothes (N. Sohn) and Sor Rafaela in JUANA (C. Lucero) and was a young artist for the Seraphic Fire Young Artist Program.

In 2021, Katharina performed Musetta in La Bohéme with Ópera Cádiz and learned the role of Violetta with Vincerò Academy and was selected to prepare the role of Contessa and Mimi. She was also a semifinalist at the Concorso Internationale Di Canto Lírico Citta’ de Belluno and is a participant at the Clara Schumann Competition.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Voice performance from the Conservatorio del Liceu, Barcelona, where she had the pleasure to sing alongside José Carreras in a performance broadcasted on National Television.

Katharina has received awards and is a GRAMMY-winner with the UCLA Chamber Singers for “Best Choral Performance” with the piece Passion of Yeshua. She was also awarded the Philip Altman Award, the Mimi Alpert Feldman Award and an Award for Outstanding Vocal Performance.

Upcoming performances in 2022 will include “Exultate Jubilate” by W. A. Mozart with the Orchestra Antiqua Mediterranea in the South of France.