Katherine Dobbs

About Katherine

Katherine Dobbs is an American mezzo-soprano from Grafton, Wisconsin. A recent graduate, Ms. Dobbs earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the DePauw School of Music along with two minors in German Studies and Italian Cultural Studies. At DePauw She had the privilege to portray many dynamic characters in their productions, such as Orfeo in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, Miss Todd in Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief, die Knusperhexe in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, Miss Marietta Shingle in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and Madame de la Haltière in Massenet's Cendrillon. She is currently attending The Shepherd School of Music for her Master of Music in Vocal Performance, one of the most highly esteemed institutions for music in the country. This season she has the privilege to portray Mrs. Jones in Kurt Weill's Street Scene and Ottavia in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea.

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Ms. Dobbs has always had a passion for the stage. When she was little, she participated in KidStage productions and was an active choral member in the Lawrence Community Girl Choir. She then began her classical training in middle school with private piano and music theory lessons with Erin Krebs at the age of 12 and building her solo repertoire with private voice lessons with Carol Jegen at the age of 13. While studying with Erin Krebs and in Ms. Jegen's private voice studio, Katherine was involved in many musicals, plays, and eventually three choirs during her time attending Appleton West High School. During this time, she also attended the Renaissance School for the Arts, where she regularly took classes in acting, directing, stage presence, ballroom dance, stage combat, and improvisation for four years.

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Once entering DePauw University, she studied voice under the combined guidance of Caroline Smith, Kerry Jennings, and Thomas King. During this time, she also was regularly coached and accompanied by Amanda Hopson. She also developed a passion for languages, resulting in a minor in German Studies and another minor in Italian Cultural Studies. Besides focusing on music, she academically challenges herself daily and has been on the Dean's List every semester.

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While Katherine Dobbs has lived for many years in Wisconsin. She was originally born in Houston, Texas, but eventually moved to the northern Midwest with her family when she was 6 years old. Now she is excited to be back in Houston for graduate school.

Daring and bold, Katherine Dobbs completely transforms the very moment she steps foot onstage.