American soprano Katerina Burton, acclaimed for her “vocal fire and dramatic conviction” (Isthmus) is a 2024 winner of the George and Nora London Competition and a recipient of the Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation. She is a graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist program at Washington National Opera, where she gained recognition for her thrilling mainstage debut as Micaëla in Francesca Zambello’s renowned production of Carmen. This season, she returns to Micaëla with Lakes Area Music Festival.