Kara Dugan

Mezzo-soprano Kara Dugan has been praised by The New York Times for her “vocal warmth and rich character.” Her 2018-2019 season included her Los Angeles Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall debuts with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting. Dugan also sang the role of Mrs. Van Buren in a workshop performance of the opera Intimate Apparel by composer Ricky Ian Gordon, with a libretto by Lynn Nottage. The piece was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater’s New Works Program. Additional highlights include performances with the Mistral ensemble singing Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder and with the New Amsterdam Singers as the alto soloist in Martín Palmeri’s Misa a Buenos Aires.

Dugan also enjoys recital work with her husband, pianist Peter Dugan. Last season they premiered their program Art Song in America, presented by the Charles Ives Concert Series in Danbury, CT. The duo recently made a guest appearance with crossover group Time for Three at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dugan has spent her summers with the Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Boston Early Music Festival, Wolf Trap Opera, and Aspen Music Festival and School. She has recently sung with the San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, and New World Symphony. www.KaraDugan.com.