Kirsten Nordland
mezzo soprano
Photo: Clare Siebert Photography
Norwegian-American Kirsten Nordland is a Cincinnati-based mezzo-soprano & teaching-artist. Nordland received her Masters in Music in Vocal Performance from Bowling Green State University. She is a current student of Margaret Lattimore. Most recently, she has joined the Toledo Opera Guild as a chorister in 2022.
This season, Nordland performed at Bowling Green State University as in L'incoronazione di Poppea (Nerone), at NUOVA Vocal Arts as in Flight (Stewardess), & at Shakespeare Opera Theatre in Shakespeare & Berlioz’s Much Ado About Nothing (Ursula) in DC.
In January 2024 alongside her artistic partner, composer Amalia Crevani, the duo completed together in Minneapolis SongSLAM with the world premiere of “The Dark Place.”
Nordland is also an avid social activist & digital portrait artist & collagist. She strives to combine her passions to help serve the longevity of opera.
January -26th 2024
— Minneapolis SongSLAM
“The Dark Place” — words from
Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Left-Handed Commencement Address
Music By Amalia Crevani
“Kirsten Nordland (a resident of Ohio, sample credential the Trentino, Italy, Music Festival). [Nordland and Monteith's] voices are mesmerizing, both individually and in unison, such as Hero and Ursula in a duet, and Beatrice joining them later for a trio.” — Shakespeareances
Blooming Self Portrait, 2021.
“Environments that include people of all backgrounds help communities flourish and allow collaboration to be at the forefront, in any field.”
Flight, NUOVA Vocal Arts, July 2023.
Photo: Nancy Price Photography