Kimarie Torre

Kimarie Torre has captivated, moved, and charmed audiences in roles such as Adele (Die Fledermaus), Violetta (La Traviata), Norina (Don Pasquale, Mimì (La Bohème), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Nedda (Pagliacci), Marguerite (Faust), Countess (Le Nozze di Figaro), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Micaëla and Frasquita (Carmen), and Despina (Così fan tutte), with Eugene Opera, Opera San José, West Bay Opera, Pacific Repertory Opera, North Bay Opera, San Francisco Lyric Opera, San Francisco Pocket Opera, Cinnabar Opera, Oakland Lyric Opera, and Portland’s Bel Canto Festival.

Ms. Torre is a national semi-finalist with the Loren Zachary and MacAllister Opera Competitions, first prize winner of the East Bay Opera League Competition, the MTAC’s Bella Resek Competition, the Marin Symphony Competition, and both Bay Area NATS Opera and Art Song Competitions. She was also a national finalist and recipient of a Fellowship Grant in Orlando Opera’s National Rehfuss Singing-Actor Competition and the Marjorie Kaub Award in the Holt Scholarship Competition. Last year, she completed work as a featured on-screen singer in the upcoming Hollywood film Jackson and recorded a national anthem for Nueva Germania, Paraguay.

In addition to her operatic work, Ms. Torre has also been a featured soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat & St. John Passion, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, Fauré’s Requiem, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. With her ravishing voice, winning stage presence, and versatility, this Eurasian beauty is becoming in demand on the operatic stage. Upcoming operas include Carmen and La Bohème with Opera San José and Montana's Rimrock Opera