Soprano Kaileigh Riess is a dynamic performer in many musical disciplines, above all seeking connection through storytelling. Notable operatic credits include Violetta Valéry (La Traviata), Anne Trulove (The Rake’s Progress), Lola (Gallantry), Contessa Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Laurie (The Tender Land), and Blanche (Dialogue of the Carmelites). She has been a frequent winner and finalist of competitions such as the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Competition, Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition, the Wilkinson Young Singers Fund and Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition, the American Traditions Competition. She studied at the Northwestern University, the University of Southern California, and the Boston University Opera Institute and has worked at Boston Lyric Opera, Virginia Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Central City Opera, and Music Academy of the West. She is represented by Encompass Arts.