KrisAnne Weiss
Classical WeddingPraised by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel for her 'even, warm sound and facile technique,' KrisAnne Weiss, mezzo-soprano, continues to amass regional credits in opera, concert, and recital. She has performed leading roles in L'Italiana in Algeri, The Dangerous Liaisons, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Le Nozze di Figaro, La Cenerentola, Cosi fan tutte, and Madama Butterfly. Most recently, she made her Minnesota Opera debut in John Adams' Nixon in China.
Among Ms. Weiss' concert appearances are solos in Bach's B minor mass and passions, Mozart's C minor mass and Requiem, and Vivaldi's Gloria. An advocate of contemporary music and art song, she has also performed Libby Larsen's song cycle Mary Cassatt with the Plymouth Symphony of Michigan and Dominick Argento's song cycle Casa Guidi with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in Saint Paul. In February 2003, Ms. Weiss premiered Edie Hill's dramatic concert work Amy Lowell: a Rare Pattern, a piece written for her, in Minneapolis.
Also an accomplished recitalist and chamber musician, Ms. Weiss has given many solo recitals in the Twin Cities, and can be heard in frequent recital collaborations with other local musicians. She has performed Ned Rorem's Santa Fe Songs with the Bakken Trio, has appeared on concert series at Saint Anthony Park Lutheran and Unity Church-Unitarian in Saint Paul, and presented recitals at the Minneapolis Woman's Club and for the Minnesota Grieg Society.
Ms. Weiss has taught on the voice faculties of the University of Minnesota and Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. She is finishing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance at the University of Minnesota. She maintains a private voice studio in Saint Paul, and teaches at the Mount Olivet School of Music in Minneapolis.
Among Ms. Weiss' concert appearances are solos in Bach's B minor mass and passions, Mozart's C minor mass and Requiem, and Vivaldi's Gloria. An advocate of contemporary music and art song, she has also performed Libby Larsen's song cycle Mary Cassatt with the Plymouth Symphony of Michigan and Dominick Argento's song cycle Casa Guidi with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in Saint Paul. In February 2003, Ms. Weiss premiered Edie Hill's dramatic concert work Amy Lowell: a Rare Pattern, a piece written for her, in Minneapolis.
Also an accomplished recitalist and chamber musician, Ms. Weiss has given many solo recitals in the Twin Cities, and can be heard in frequent recital collaborations with other local musicians. She has performed Ned Rorem's Santa Fe Songs with the Bakken Trio, has appeared on concert series at Saint Anthony Park Lutheran and Unity Church-Unitarian in Saint Paul, and presented recitals at the Minneapolis Woman's Club and for the Minnesota Grieg Society.
Ms. Weiss has taught on the voice faculties of the University of Minnesota and Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. She is finishing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance at the University of Minnesota. She maintains a private voice studio in Saint Paul, and teaches at the Mount Olivet School of Music in Minneapolis.
