Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich has been praised by The San Francisco
Chronicle for her “exuberant vitality”, “fearless technical precision”,
“deep-rooted pathos” and “irrepressible musical splendor.” Ms. Scharich
has performed more than 250 art songs in 12 languages and 35 roles in
the operatic repertoire. In 2019 she sang in three premieres: The world
premiere of Laura Kaminsky’s Today it Rains (Opera Parallèle), the
West Coast premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves (West
Edge Opera) and the modern day premiere of Domenico Freschi’s 1680
Ermelinda (ArsMinerva.) Scharich’s recordings include: In meinem
Himmel: The Mahler Song Cycles (2018) with Alexander String Quartet,
To my Distant Beloved: Songs of Beethoven & Schumann with pianist
Jeffrey LaDeur (2020), Nepomuceno: Around and About (2020), with
pianist Ricardo Ballestero and David Conte’s recent release Everyone
Sang (2018). This summer she will record a cycle of songs written for
her by Elinor Armer, in honor of Ursula Le Guin. More info at
kindrascharich.com.
