He has also appeared as Silas Marner in a reading of Erica Glenn’s musical,“The Weaver of Raveloe” at the New York Music Theater Festival. His private studio includes singers from opera, musical theater, rock, pop, and barbershop, as well as avocational singers and young singers.Īs a singer, Justin has been a member of the young artist programs of the Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera Studio Program, Opera North, and Des Moines Metro Opera. Justin also writes on vocal pedagogy, voice training, and philosophical musings from the teacher’s bench at His interest lies in making connections between the training of the earliest teachers against current scientific findings on the human voice. His students have been accepted at programs such as Pace, Elon, NYU Tisch, Marymount Manhatttan, Penn State, Boston University, Emerson, the Hartt School, and Montclair State. Justin is a also the Lead Vocal Coach for My College Audition, helping high school performers prepare for their auditions for Music Theater programs.
In addition to voice teaching, he is also a coach in opera and musical theater. Both experiences were formative in forming his core philosophies and belief that singing should be built upon functional principles to release freedom in the voice. His practical education included coursework in Somatic Voicework™, and study with the Institute for Vocal Advancement. He also studied the traditions of voice training since its inceptions in the Schola Cantorum of the 13th century. Henry will sing the title character in Florentine Opera's "Cinderella" March 11-20 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center.Justin Petersen, a native of Peculiar, Missouri, has appeared in opera, music theater, and concert performances throughout the United States, and is a voice teacher, coach, and writer on vocal technique, history, and teaching philosophy.Īfter suffering with voice problems, he began a quest to learn all about the inner workings of the human voice. In 2022, she looks forward to another leading role closer to home. 17, and in other Santa Fe Opera productions through Aug. Henry continues singing in "The Lord of Cries" through Aug. "This is truly a Cinderella story, or as one of our board members described it, it’s like watching a 1930s film come to life, with the young starlet breaking into the big times unexpectedly," Oplinger said. The Florentine's Oplinger said Henry is taking advantage of a rare opportunity in Santa Fe that could lead to good things in the future.
Henry sang in Immanuel's services, and the church generously allowed her to use the facility for practicing, she said. She also kept working on her singing through a friendly arrangement with Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1100 N. "I bawled my eyes out."ĭuring the pandemic interregnum, Henry, 28, nannied in Milwaukee. "Definitely, I cried the first time I heard the orchestra, tuning up and hearing singers," she said. Henry's excitement about the Lucy Harker role amplifies the joy she and her colleagues felt about returning to performance after the COVID-19 pandemic largely shut down the opera world for more than a year.
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"There’s a lot of global attention on the production, and we are all over the moon that she has earned an opportunity to be associated with the birth of this piece."Ĭomposed by Pulitzer Prize winner John Corigliano with a libretto by Mark Adamo, "The Lord of Cries" blends elements from Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula" and Euripides' play "The Bacchae." Henry sings the role of Lucy Harker, who tussles emotionally with her husband, plus a fervent admirer and even the disruptive god Dionysus! "Katie is stepping into a significant role in a world premiere by a renowned composer," said Maggey Opplinger, general director of Milwaukee's Florentine Opera and a Henry supporter. With only a week's notice, Henry was promoted from understudy to a principal role in the world-premiere production of "The Lord of Cries" at Santa Fe Opera. Sheboygan South graduate Kathryn Henry seems like a quintessential Wisconsin-girl-next-door, brimming with enthusiasm and posting on social media about her abundance of summer freckles.īut the young soprano, far from a typical Midwesterner, has once again made her way to the front of one of the opera world's most glamorous stages.