Winner of the
8th Internationaler Wagnerstimmen Gesangswettbewerb
Karlsruhe October 2015   

International Opera Awards Foundation Bursary recipient     

  Luminous warmth...
          dramatic-soprano strength...
                    a revelation

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 "As Senta, the opera's biggest and most emotionally demanding role, Kirstin Sharpin combined the power and control of a true dramatic soprano with vocal grace and beauty under pressure. She sang tirelessly and magnificently, and I'd sail the seven seas to hear her again."
- Mark Valencia, Whats On Stage, 'Der Fliegende Holländer' June 2018

"Kirstin Sharpin’s full-throttle, 100%-committed Senta — portrayed as a wide-eyed innocent rather than a man-eating fanatic — easily steals the vocal honours with her big, bright dramatic soprano."
Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times 'Der Fliegende Holländer' June 2018

"Everything perked up when we moved to Act Two and Senta’s ballad, sung with superb incisiveness and intensity by Kirstin Sharpin."
Michael Tanner, The Spectator 'Der Fliegende Holländer' June 2018

"With a glinting voice of a youthful sheen, like bracing Nordic air, she was entirely convincing as the obsessed dreamer, Senta."
- John Johnston, Bachtrack 'Der Fliegende Holländer' June 2018

See more reviews on Kirstin's press page: http://www.kirstinsharpin.com/press--reviews.html


"Kirstin Sharpin was an eloquent and compelling Leonore" - Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph 'Leonore' July 2016

"Sharpin’s voice, boyish and bright in the earlier acts, opens out thrillingly in the high drama of the dungeon scenes." - Richard Bratby, The Spectator 'Leonore' July 2016

"It was Kirstin Sharpin’s powerfully sung Electra who raised the dramatic temperature with her contained fury and, at her final mental collapse, maniacal, cackling coloratura. Thrilling." - Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times 'Idomeneo' July 2015

"sounding and looking like the half-supernatural, half-mortal being who...captivates everyone who meets and hears her." - Opera Magazine, 'Die Feen' May 2013

"a performance characterised by precision, stamina and exceptional phrasing" - Music OMH

"The luminous warmth enveloping her dramatic-soprano strength will make Sharpin a fabulous Straussian" - The Arts Desk

"laser-bright and well-nigh indefatigable" - The Times 'Die Feen'

 "Kirstin Sharpin was a revelation in the central role of Ada" - Intermezzo