Caitlin Cisler

Caitlin Cisler (soprano) made her professional debut headlining as Cunegonde in Candide with Four Seasons Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin. Praised for her “breathtaking range of voice”, Caitlin has appeared as Marie in La fille du régiment, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Queen of the Night, Pamina and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Armida in Rinaldo, Madame Herz in The Impresario, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Norina in Don Pasquale, Morgana in Alcina, Susanna and Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, among many other roles. Caitlin also debuted the role of the Queen in Jordan Jenkins’ prequel to the Magic Flute, Queen of the Night, in 2018.

A well decorated competitor, in 2015 Caitlin won the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Young Artists Competition, and placed second at the National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artists Competition. Other notable awards include: Career Bridges Grant Recipient (2012); Fritz and Lavina Jensen Foundation Competition Finalist (2012); Audience Choice and Second Place Winner at the Harold Haugh Light Opera Competition (2011); Semi-finalist for the 2010 NATS Artist Awards Competition; Winner of the UW Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2008); Winner of the Schubert Club Competition in St. Paul (2008).
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In concert, Caitlin most recently appeared with the Great Falls Symphony for their performance of Samuel Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915. Caitlin has appeared with Madison Opera for their annual “Opera in the Park,” the Dayton Philharmonic for their New Year’s Eve Celebration, and the Missoula Symphony Orchestra for their Holiday Pops and Broadway Blockbusters concerts. Notable concert works include: Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat, Strauss‘ Brentano Lieder, Mozart’s Requiem, Exsultate jubilate and Vespers solennes de confessore, the Faure Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem and Liebeslieder op. 52.

Caitlin holds a Masters in Opera Performance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Bachelor degrees in vocal performance and biology from Lawrence University. She is a published researcher in vocal health and the effects of singing on the immune system. Currently, Caitlin studies with Julia Faulkner. Upcoming performance information and media can be found on Caitlin’s website: www.caitlincisler.com