About

Linden Kathleen Christ made her international debut as Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel with the Rome Opera Festival in 2005. She made her professional American debut in 2008 as First Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. She performed the role of Ellen in Lakme with Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis August, 2009. She sang the role of Sandman and Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel in Wisconsin in June 2010.

Christ completed her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance and Musicology from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where she is now an Adjunct Faculty, and conducts the University Chorus. Christ graduated magna cum laude from Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana and spent a semester abroad in Florence, Italy. Some of her favorite roles include: Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte, Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, Euridice in Orpheus in the Underworld, and Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel.

Christ is the artistic director of a new opera outreach company called Opera Play-House Chicago. In 2009, the company performed a new opera, Three Little Pigs by Leo Van Asten as well as Hansel and Gretel for schools, churches, and other venues. This year, Opera Play House is presenting Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jonathan Stinson throughout Chicago. Christ is the Manager of Education and Outreach for Chicago Opera Theater, working with the Adult Insights program, After School Matter’s for high school students, and the middle school opera program, Opera for All. Christ resides in Chicago, where she studies with Judith Haddon and is a native of Metamora, Illinois.