Karen Bruestle

Style: Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Professor of Music; Weber State University

Bio: Soprano, Karen Bruestle, has enjoyed a rich and varied solo career throughout the United States and Canada. She has performed a wide variety of opera roles that include Cathleen in Riders to the Sea, Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro. Her most recent musical theatre roles include Edith Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens and the role of George’s Mom in Sunday in the Park with George. As a sought after vocal technician, Ms. Bruestle has taught vocal master classes from New York to Hawaii. She has served on the National Board for NATS as the Cal-Western Regional Governor and she is currently on the advisory board for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Utah District. Karen earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University and she is the Director of Voice, Vocal Pedagogy and Opera at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I have a wait-list for private lessons; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I accept students through a college or university program

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