Sydney Kucine
American soprano, Sydney Kucine, brings the highest caliber of vocal technique and musicality to each performance, captivating audiences around the world. This year, Ms. Kucine was seen as the soprano soloist in the Gloria at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium with the New England Symphonic Ensemble and as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with The Chagall Project in New York.
Sydney was a former member of the Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artist Program (2020/2019). She performed Stéphano in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette and covered Papagena in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. In addition to the main stage performances, Ms. Kucine performed in concert scenes as Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. Ms. Kucine was scheduled to sing Giulietta in Les Contes d'Hoffmann as well as Fiordiligi in Così fan Tutte in concert but it was unfortunately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ms. Kucine has sung professionally across the globe. Beginning in New York City, she sang Micaëla in La Tragedie de Carmen with City Lyric Opera conducted by Rebecca Tong. Then in Greece, she sang Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore and Naiad in Ariadne auf Naxos with the Festival of the Aegean. On the concert stage in Greece, Ms. Kucine was the soprano soloist for the Mozart Requiem in D minor with the Pan Philharmonic of Warsaw conducted by Peter Tiboris. Following these performances, she sang in concerts at the Tatoi Palace in Athens and the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm in Germany.
Ms. Kucine is a proud graduate of the Mannes College of Music, at the New School in New York City. During her time at Mannes, she sang Mrs. Grose in Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw conducted by Daniela Candillari. In the summer of 2018, Ms. Kucine was a voice student at the Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua served as an artistic home for Ms. Kucine. She covered Micaëla in their main stage production of Carmen. Passionate about art songs, Ms. Kucine was featured in two separate recital series with Craig Rutenberg and Mikael Eliasen. Additionally, she was seen performing in master classes given by Matthew Rose and Ben Moore. She worked closely with Marlena Malas, Bénédicte Jourdois and Martin Dubé. At the Chautauqua Institution, Ms. Kucine was an international finalist in the Sigma Alpha Iota Concerto Competition.
Ms. Kucine has recently received prestigious awards from The Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition as well as The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition: San Francisco District. Previously, Ms. Kucine was a semifinalist in the Camerata Bardi International Vocal Competition, the Teatro Alla Scala International Competition for Lyric Opera Singers, and the James Toland Vocal Arts International Competition, the Premiere Opera Foundation + NYIOP International Vocal Competition, the Palm Springs Guild Vocal Competition, and the Mondavi Center National Competition. Ms. Kucine was the first place winner in the Burlingame Music Club Competition, the National Association of Teachers competition, and the Kotzschmar Concerto Competition. At the age of 18, she made her Carnegie Hall debut and sang in a masterclass presented by the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
Ms. Kucine has studied Italian at the Accademia di Firenze and is fluent in Italian. The soprano holds a Bachelor's degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she studied with Deborah Voigt and a Master's degree from the Mannes School of Music where she studied with the late Ruth Falcon. Sydney currently studies voice with Patricia McCaffrey and coaches with Kamal Khan in New York City and is represented by Piper Artists Management Agency.