Karis Tucker is an American mezzo-soprano known for her “sympathetic colours and tone . . . further enriched by a burning fierceness.” (Opera Today). In the 2025-2026 season, Ms. Tucker is set to make her debut as Waltraute in Bayreuther Festspiele's 150th anniversary production of Die Walküre. This season brought two exciting role debuts as Eboli in Don Carlo at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Charlotte in Werther with the Korea National Opera. Ms. Tucker also reprised the roles of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Prinz Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, and Flosshilde, Rossweisse, Zweite Norn and Wellgunde in Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Upcoming engagements for 2026-2027 include Ms. Tucker’s Metropolitan Opera debut as Blumenmädchen in Parsifal, role debuts as Nancy Tang, First Secretary to Mao in Nixon in China, and Tebaldo in Don Carlo at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and returning to the roles of Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Polina in Pique Dame, and Mercédès in Carmen with the company.