MEZZO SOPRANO

CAROLINE
LEE

WHO IS

CAROLINE LEE?

BIO

Award-winning mezzo-soprano Caroline Lee is recognized for her “unique and rich” sound and ability to breathe life into her roles. Lee received her B.M. in Vocal Performance and B.M.E. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her M.M. in Vocal Performance from Baylor University. While in school, Lee entertained audiences as Kate (The Pirates of Penzance), Sandman (Hansel and Gretel), Sorceress (Dido and Aeneas), Truman Capote (The Scarlet Professor), Mother / Squirrel (L’enfant et les sortileges), Dritte Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Ma Moss (The Tender Land), Zita (Gianni Schicchi), Lady Jane (Patience), and Gaston (Monsieur et Madame Denis). Other previous roles include Amastre (Serse), La maestra della novizie (Suor Angelica), Prince Orlofsky, cover (Die Fledermaus), La principessa, cover (Suor Angelica) and the gender-bent role of Dr. Molly Testa (Don Pasquale).

Lee is thrilled to explore Oratorio and choral repertoire, both as a soloist and ensemble member. She is a regularly featured soloist with Vox Seraphim, performing Handel’s Messiah (2023), Dixit Dominus (2024), and Vivaldi's Gloria (2024), as well as the alto soloist on Lili Boulanger’s Hymne au Soleil at the Southwest ACDA Conference (2022), and the soloist for Debussy’s Trois Chansons (2018). Lee has enjoyed ensemble performances of Bach's B Minor Mass (2017) under the direction of Simon Carrington, St. Matthew Passion (2019) with Andrew Megill, and Christmas Cantata with Houston's Mercury Chamber Orchestra (2025).

Lee continues to gain recognition in competition. She is honored to have placed 5th in the Advanced Treble division of the Texoma NATS (2021), advance to the semi-finals of the Dallas Opera Guild Biennial Lone Star Competition (2023), and be the recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student in Voice Award from Baylor University (2023). Recently, Lee placed 1st in the CL 13/14 division of the Colorado-Wyoming NATS Competition (2025) and was named a semi-finalist in the Young Artist Division of the Classical Singer Vocal Competition and the Camille Coloratura Awards' Virtual Division (2025).

Lee is thrilled for her Opera Kansas debut in February as the Sorceress in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. She will return to Vox Seraphim in May for Bach's Magnificat and to Atchley Opera in November to perform as Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus.