A Houston Grand Opera Studio graduate, mezzo soprano Lindsay Kate Brown’s operatic highlights include her house debut with Santa Fe Opera in the roles of Marcellina for Laurent Pelly’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro and Hippolyta in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and her role debut as the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos with Wolf Trap Opera.  

Highlights at Houston Grand Opera include her role debut as Gertrude in Houston Grand Opera’s groundbreaking digital production of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Mary in Der fliegende Holländer, Paula in Florencia en el Amazonas, and covering Adalgisa in Norma and Waltraute in Götterdämmerung. Additional operatic highlights include Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Cornelia in Giulio Cesare, Cecilia March in Little Women, Ma Moss in Copland’s The Tender Land, La chauve-souris in L’enfant et les sortileges, the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and The Duchess in Samuel Adler’s The Outcasts of Poker Flat. Ms. Brown has also performed in scenes from Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri, Verdi’s Don Carlos, and Wagner's Die Walküre, among others.

Ms. Brown has participated in several productions with the Dallas Opera including as Flosshilde in Tomer Zvulun’s new production of Das Rheingold, the Third Maidservant in David McVicar’s production of Elektra conducted by music director Emmanuel Villaume and multiple appearances with the Hart Institute of Women Conductors. Ms. Brown also returns to TriCities Opera to conduct All is Calm celebrating the Christmas Truce of 1914. Recital appearances include her solo recital debut at the Morgan Library presented by the George London Foundation with pianist Alex Munger.

Concert engagements include Verdi Requiem with the South Florida Master Chorale, Mahler’s Urlicht and Der Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, with Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music’s orchestra, and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Brown also sang the world premier of Santino De Angelo’s Narcissus with Tri-Cities Opera.

Honors and awards include being named a Finalist in the 2019 Metropolitan National Opera Council Auditions, a recipient of a George London Award from the George London Foundation, First Prize recipient in Opera Columbus’ Cooper-Bing Competition, and Third Prize recipient in Houston Grand Opera's Eleanor McCollum Competition. Additional recognitions include receiving a Richard E. Gold career grant from the Shoshana Foundation and a New Horizons Fellowship from Aspen Music Festival and School.

Ms. Brown holds an Artist Diploma in Opera Performance from Rice University, a degree in Opera Performance from Binghamton University, and Music Performance and Music Education degrees from Mansfield University.

Lindsay is represented by Adam Cavagnaro of Promethean Artists.