Patricia Kopko

About

Praised as a singer “with sensitivity” and the voice “of a mature musician” (Daily Hampshire Gazette), Patricia Kopko is a Boston-based soprano, specializing in opera, musical theatre, and choral singing. As a performer, Patricia believes in the importance of the shared experience music creates. She is committed to telling a variety of stories through music, sharing both beloved favorites and little-known treasures.A performer who celebrates obscure works, Patricia has sung roles in lesser-known and contemporary operas, including Cecilio in Lucio Silla (Mozart), The Rose in The Little Prince (Portman), Joy in The Araboolies of Liberty Street (Perera), and Soldier 2 in Stone Soup (Larsen). In Massachusetts, she has performed with North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Longwood Opera, Opera51, Opera del West, and Greater Worcester Opera. Favorite past musical theatre roles include, The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods with Queens Summer Vocal Institute and Mrs. Elton in Jane Austen’s Emma with Arlington Friends of the Drama. She is a member of Cantata Singers and has previously sung with the Metropolitan Chorale and the chorus of Odyssey Opera.Patricia is also a passionate handbell musician. Currently, she is the director of the handbell choir at United Parish of Brookline. She is a former member of the Back Bay Ringers and played with the ensemble across Massachusetts, at the Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, and at Symphony Hall as a guest of the Boston Pops.Patricia completed her master’s degree in vocal performance at the Longy School of Music. She holds a bachelor's degree in both music and chemistry from Smith College. She was a winner of the Smith College Concerto Competition and was awarded the Ernst Wallfisch Prize for "outstanding talent, commitment, and diligence”. She also studied traditional Korean music and Korean language at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.

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"Adelaide's Aria" from The Enchanted Pig by Jonathan Dove. With Yukiko Oba, piano.

"In uomini, in soldati" from Così fan tutte by W. A. Mozart. With Yukiko Oba, piano.