Polish-American soprano Magdalena Kuźma is rapidly gaining recognition for her vibrant voice and compelling stage presence. Critics have lauded her “star quality” and “hining, free, and lustrous” voice. This season she makes her European debut in the world famous Barrie Kosky production of Die Zauberflöte at the Polish National Theater singing Pamina. She recently returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Papagena in both The Magic Flute and Die Zauberflöte productions and made her role debut as Bubikopf in Der Kaiser von Atlantis with the New World Symphony.

An alumna of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Kuźma made her mainstage debut at the Met in the 2023-2024 season as Giannetta in L’elisir d’amore and throughout numerous seasons there has also sung Sister Catherine in the premiere of Dead Man Walking, Yvette in La Rondine, and Papagena in The Magic Flute. Kuźma's operatic roles include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Juliette in Roméo et Juliette, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Frasquita in Carmen, and Adina in L’elisir d’amore. She is also an active recitalist, having performed at Wigmore Hall and other prestigious venues. On the concert stage, she was the soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the Richmond Symphony and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Santa Rosa Symphony.

Kuźma has won numerous competitions, including the George London Foundation, Jensen Foundation, and Gerda Lissner competitions. She holds degrees from The Juilliard School, Oberlin College, and Yale University, where she was valedictorian.