Karah Ingraham began her collegiate journey at the University of Northern Colorado, graduating in May 2013 with Bachelor’s degrees in both Vocal Performance and German, completing her Master’s of Music degree at the University of New Mexico in May 2019.  UNM provided her the opportunity of singing with the New Mexico Philharmonic, the roles of Mrs. Grose (The Turn of the Screw) and Ruth (The Pirates of Penzance) with UNM Opera Theatre, as well as outreach scenes from Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte.  She has performed in Germany with Opera Classica Europa, singing scenes and chorus from La Traviata and Die Zauberflöte. 

Local ensemble credits include choruses of La Bohème, Aïda, Pagliacci, Norma, Guillaume Tell, and Lohengrin with Opera Southwest.  In 2019, Karah received the Opera Southwest Award in the Vocal Artistry Division of the Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival, was a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the Valley Community Chorus in Alamosa, Colorado, and returned to the University of Northern Colorado in a Guest and Alumni Recital alongside Dr. Kristin Ditlow.  Currently, Karah regularly performs as an artist-in-residence with Central United Methodist Church, is a staff singer with Quintessence: A Community of Singers, and is involved with Opera on Tap–NM.  When not performing, Karah is a stay-at-home mother to two rambunctious daughters (3.5 and 1.5) and three ridiculous dogs. 

She is excited and honored to perform with Opera on the Menu!

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Jennifer Kuchar is a soprano born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Additionally, she has received Master of Music degrees in both vocal performance and vocal pedagogy from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Her most current operatic roles include The New Prioress from Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, Elvira from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Phyllius from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe ,and Lady Billows from Britten’s Albert Herring.

Jennifer’s passion for teaching has also allowed her to work with students in a variety of settings. These include group voice classes for college students, a theory/music appreciation class for adolescents and many years of private voice instruction. Aside from teaching and singing, Jennifer has an aptitude for opera directing. She recently worked as assistant director for the University of New Mexico’s production of Die Zauberflöte and assistant stage-managed Opera Southwest’s production of Turandot.

Additionally, she has been able to assistant direct as well as perform abroad through the Oberlin in Italy program for three summer sessions. As a teacher, director, and performer, Jennifer is searching for students of all ages with a passion and drive to improve their music making. She looks forward to improving her instrument to better educate her students from a technical and interpretive standpoint.

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