Hometown: Columbus, GA

Lyric soprano Kimberli Render made her Off-Broadway debut as a Swing in the Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed premier of the opera Intimate Apparel, directed by Bartlett Sher. Ms. Render made her Metropolitan Opera debut as a featured chorus soloist in the GRAMMY award-winning production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

Roles include Liu in Turandot, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, Elisetta in Il matrionio segreto, the Governess in Turn of the Screw, and Lucinda in Into the Woods. Cover roles include Louise/Betty in the recent revival of X: The Life and Times of Malcom X, Leah in Southern Crossings (Jabri), Marguerite in Faust, and Micaela in Carmen.

Ms. Render’s career includes solo, concert, ensemble, and chorus work.  Concert engagements include Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and Bach’s Magnificat under the baton of the world-renowned conductor Helmuth Rilling. 

Ms. Render completed a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance at Colorado State University and two Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance at Columbus State University’s Schwob School of Music.