Biography
Elyse Anne Kakacek is an American lyric soprano praised for her passionate and artful performances in opera, oratorio and contemporary music. She has been acclaimed as a “stand out performer” (Opera News) who “can seemingly trill on any note in her scale and hold it out for an entire page of the score” (Vocal Arts Chicago).
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
PRINCESS MALEINE
CALENdAr
Ms. Kakacek's 2019/2020 season includes the world premiere of Maleine with dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, in which she appears in the title role, and more engagements to be announced at a later date.
PRINCESS MALEINE
MALEINE
DELL'ARTE OPERA ENSEMBLE
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PRINCESS MALEINE
MALEINE
DELL'ARTE OPERA ENSEMBLE
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PRINCESS MALEINE
MALEINE
DELL'ARTE OPERA ENSEMBLE
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PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
ELYSE KAKACEK
"the standout performer."
Norina, Don Pasquale
Windy City Opera
“A truly excellent cast of four singers was employed... Highly sarcastic, occasionally snarky, there was genuine humor in this opera. The music combined pop elements with contemporary classical techniques. The standout performer among the quartet was soprano Elyse Kakacek as Patty Mars, the writer/entrepeneur... The story, about a tollbooth worker (Maroney) who encounters a desperate, penniliess driver who is a battered woman (Kakacek), seemed compelling. I give both women high ratings for their lyrical singing.”