Polish-American soprano Magdalena Kuźma is rapidly gaining recognition for her vibrant voice and compelling stage presence.
The 2025/26 season marks several significant milestones, including her highly anticipated European debut as Pamina in the internationally acclaimed Barrie Kosky production of Die Zauberflöte at the Polish National Opera. Additionally, she makes her role debut as Tatyana (Eugene Onegin) at Wolf Trap Opera. She can also be heard as the soprano soloist in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with North Carolina Symphony.
She recently returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Papagena in both productions of The Magic Flute and Die Zauberflöte, and made her role debut as Bubikopf in Der Kaiser von Atlantis with the New World Symphony. A recent alumna of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Kuźma made her mainstage debut in the 2023/24 season as Giannetta in L’elisir d’amore. Her additional Met appearances include Sister Catherine in the world premiere of Dead Man Walking and Yvette in La Rondine.
Notable past performances include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) at Aspen Music Festival, Juliette (Roméo et Juliette) at Glimmerglass Opera, Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) at Orlando Opera, Frasquita (Carmen) at Santa Fe Opera, and Adina (L’elisir d’amore) at Yale Opera. Equally at home on the concert and recital stage, Kuźma has appeared at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Merkin Hall. She has performed as the soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the Richmond Symphony and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45 with the Santa Barbara Symphony.
Kuźma is the recipient of numerous awards having won over 20 international competitions, including top prizes from the George London Foundation, Jensen Foundation, and Gerda Lissner Foundation. She holds degrees from The Juilliard School, Oberlin College, and Yale University, where she graduated as valedictorian and received the Dean’s Prize, the school’s highest excellence award.
