Artist Profiles

Kara Guggenmos, Soprano

Kara Guggenmos, Soprano

Kara Guggenmos received her Bachelor of Music degree in Sacred Voice Performance from Moody Bible Institute in 1996 as a student of Dr. Terry Strandt and then went on to receive her Master of Music degree in 2001 in Vocal Performance From the University of Colorado studying with Julie Simson and Dr. Robert Harrison. Awards and achievements include winning the NATSAA Competition in 2002, which led to her Carnegie Hall solo recital debut in June of 2003. Ms. Guggenmos has also been a Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional Finalist, the MONC Colorado/Wyoming District winner in 1999 and 2002, and a Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition finalist.

Operatic roles include Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Opera Fort Collins, the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Hannah in the Merry Widow, and Gretel in Hansel und Gretel as a resident artist with Opera Colorado. Ms. Guggenmos has coached with such prestigious singers and coaches as Benita Valente, Martin Isepp and Ashley Putnam.

Recent and upcoming engagements include singing with the Longmont Symphony, Littleton Symphony, Grand Junction Symphony and Colorado Springs Philharmonic as well as giving recitals and teaching Master Classes at colleges in the United States. Kara, her husband Neil, and their three sons reside in Longmont, Colorado where Kara is currently the Worship Director at Calvary Church and holds a private voice and piano studio.