Karen Holvik

She gained a master's degree and Performer's Certificate in Opera at the Eastman School of Music, and settled in New York City.

Her operatic roles include Susanna, Constanze, Sandrina, Adina, Lucia, Juliette, Micaela, Miss Wordsworth, Tytania and Baby Doe.

She has toured extensively in the United States, Western Europe and Canada, singing both popular and classical repertoire.

Among the vocal competitions in which she participated were the Oratorio Society of New York, the Liederkranz Foundation, the American Opera Auditions, and Joy in Singing, which sponsored her debut recital in Alice Tully Hall.

[3] A champion of contemporary American song and opera, she has premiered works by Ricky Ian Gordon, Aaron Kernis, John Musto, James Sellars, Tom Cipullo, Stewart Wallace and Richard Wilson.