Karen Urlie

Karen Elizabeth Urlie, soprano, is seen frequently on opera, concert and recital stages across the Pacific Northwest. She has been a featured soloist with the Baroque Northwest Quartet, Northwest Sinfonietta, the Bellevue Chamber Chorus, the Sacred Music Chorale, Kitsap Opera, Livermore Valley Opera, Rainier Lyric Opera, Bellevue Opera, Seattle Opera Guild Previews, and is a regular member of the Seattle Opera Chorus. Recently, Ms. Urlie worked with Adam Guettel, Tony Award winning composer of A Light in the Piazza, on a recording of his original work for the Intiman Theater. An avid recitalist, Ms. Urlie also creates and performs a new recital program every one to two years. Her growing song repertoire includes works of Rodrigo, Liszt, Obradors, Barber, R. Strauss, Schubert, Purcell, Quilter, Romberg, Wolf, Mozart, Faure, and much more.

Ms. Urlie is a winner of several recent awards and competitions including the 2001 Seattle Ladies Musical Club Awards/Tour Competition, a finalist in the 2002 N.A.T.S. Western Washington District Vocal Competition, second place at the 2002 N.A.T.S. Northwest Regional Competition, and a finalist in the 2003 Sun Valley Opera Vocal Competition. In 2006, she won first place in the N.A.T.S. Western Washington District Vocal Competition. Ms. Urlie has been very fortunate to have studied with a wonderful teacher and mentor, Mr. William Eddy of Tacoma, Washington.

For more information, please visit Karen's website.

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