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Soprano (lyric)
Heidi Stober is an American operatic soprano who has performed leading roles in major opera houses internationally, including the Dutch National Opera, the Garsington Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the Municipal Theatre of Santiago, the Semperoper, and the Vienna State Opera. She has been particularly active with the Houston Grand Opera where she has performed in more than a dozen operas since 2004, including the world premieres of Daniel Catán's Salsipuedes: a Tale of Love, War and Anchovies (2004), Mark Adamo's Lysistrata (2005), and Ricky Ian Gordon's The House without a Christmas Tree (2017). She has also performed in more than ten operas with the San Francisco Opera since 2010. Since 2008 she has been a resident artist at the Deutsche Oper Berlin where she
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La Bohème as Musetta · Metropolitan Opera House · Dec 10, 2026
Born in Wisconsin and trained at prestigious American conservatories, Heidi Stober made her professional debut in 2001 and rapidly ascended to the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, and Europe's leading houses. A lyric soprano of exceptional vocal purity and commanding stage presence, she has become internationally recognized for signature roles including Pamina, Gretel, and Rosina, earning praise from Opera News as "a distinctly American lyric soprano that makes the rest of the world listen." Now established as one of America's most reliable and artistically significant sopranos, she continues to perform principal roles at the world's most prestigious opera companies.
Winner of the Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers (2004); recipient of the Boston Lyric Opera Stephen Shrestinian Award for Excellence for her performances in *Die Fledermaus* (2002–03 season)
Lawrence University (BM in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, cum laude, 2000); New England Conservatory (MM, 2003)
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