About

Soprano Kristine Overman is a dynamic emerging artist with a rich, decadent timbre who has dazzled audiences with her elegant musicianship and gripping stage presence. 

Most recently on the operatic stage, Kristine made her role debut as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto with Heartland Opera. Kristine was also honored to compete in the prestigious Laffont Competition at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as a National Semi Finalist this past March (2026). Upcoming, she will make yet another role debut, this time as the title role in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah. In 2023 she performed the title role in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette at the Seagle Music Colony, singing the role for an astounding 4 night run. Additionally, she has been seen  as Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, the title role in Cendrillon, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro.  

On the concert stage, she has sung most notably the soprano solos in the Mozart Requiem and Forrest’s Jubilate Deo.  She was awarded 1st prize in the NATS Regional Auditions in Southeast Michigan, taking 3rd place in the George Shirley Vocal Competition and competing as a Finalist in the University of Michigan Concert Competition. 

Kristine also maintains an active private studio where she is inspired on a daily basis by seeing and hearing singers from all levels and diverse backgrounds fall in love with all types of music. Outside of music, Kristine loves to cook. She recently finished translating all of her grandma's recipes from French and then cooked her way through them - a difficult but rewarding experience.  She also plays the piano and is always busy renovating her Kansas City home with her partner. She currently resides in Lenexa, Kansas and studies with renowned pedagogue Dr. Gwen Coleman