Biography

Kathryn Riopel is a soprano from Elk Grove Village, IL. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice & Opera Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Northwestern University and the Master’s of Music in Voice & Opera Performance from McGill University.

Recent credits include Casilda in The Gondoliers, the title role in Handel’s Semele, and Madame Z (lead role) in Brother 12: A Rock Opera. A frequent competitor, in 2026 she won Second Prize in the Chicago International Music Competition and was semifinalist in the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition and Giulio Gari Foundation Competition.

She enjoys performing a wide range of repertoire including contemporary, baroque, oratorio, opera, art song, musical theater, and choral works. Based in Montreal, she performs regularly with the Choeur de L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and Ascension of our Lord Choir.