KATIE TRIGG

Hailing from Ngāhinapōuri, Aotearoa New Zealand, mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg is dedicated to exploring the ways music connects with communities and society. Her mission is to contribute to the accessibility of classical music and to create opportunities for audiences to engage deeply and genuinely with her performances.

Katie joins the LA Opera Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program in the 2025/26 season, appearing as Maketaten in Akhnaten and the Second Lady in The Magic Flute. Katie is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied under Julia Faulkner. In 2024, she won the prestigious Lexus Song Quest, further establishing her as a rising star in the world of classical music.

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Recent roles include Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (Curtis Opera Theatre, The Old Lady in Bernstein's Candide (Curtis Opera Theatre),  Anna I in Weill's Die sieben Todsünden (Curtis Opera Theatre), and Flora in Verdi's La traviata (Auckland Philharmonia). Katie has recently performed as a soloist for Verdi's Messa da Requiem (Auckland Choral) and C.P.E. Bach's Magnificat (Bach Musica NZ).

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During her undergraduate studies at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, Katie was a Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar and a student of Stephanie Acraman. After the pandemic delayed Katie’s plans to study overseas, she spent 2021 as a Dame Malvina Major Foundation Studio Artist with New Zealand Opera.

 

Upon her arrival at Curtis in 2022, Katie featured as a soloist with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra under M° Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and performed with them again in October 2023. She has appeared as a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem in D minor for Binghamton Philharmonic under M° Daniel Hege, performed as part of Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O23, and collaborated with Warren Jones in recital. Katie attended Wolf Trap Opera as a Studio Artist in 2023, where she covered the roles of Juno/Ino in Handel's Semele and performed in their "Studio Spotlight" showcase. 

 

While studying at Curtis Institute of Music, Katie pioneered a month-long booster course for high school music students to learn about college-level music programmes from current Curtis students. The project focused on equipping students with skills and confidence to pursue musical studies at college level through individual workshopping and mentorship. After a successful first course, Katie continued to expand and develop the programme for a second year. The programme will continue in future under the guidance of current Curtis students through the school's community outreach initiative.

 

Katie’s past awards include the Dame Sister Mary Leo Scholarship, the Sue and Guy Haddleton Emerging Artist Award, the Dame Malvina Major Foundation Arts Excellence Award, and the Kiwi Music Scholarship to assist with her studies overseas. Katie would like to acknowledge the essential support of the Fairfield Rotary Club, the Ohaupo/Ngahinapouri and Te Awamutu Lions Clubs, Circle100, and the Adastra Foundation.