UPCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Oslo Opera: Elektra (Klytaemnestra)
Karen performs the role of Klytaemnestra.
Performances:
Saturday 12. September, 6pm
Wednesday 16. September, 8pm
Saturday 19. September, 6pm
Wednesday 23. September, 7pm
Friday 2. October, 7pm
Sunday 4. October, 3pm
Orchestre de Paris: Mahler Das Lied
Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez
Performances on Oct 07, 08
Orchestre de Paris; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Iris Scialom; Karen Cargill; Andrew Staples
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra: Mahler and Byström
Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill sings Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra premieres new music inspired by a Polish Nobel laureate.
BRSO: Asian tour - Mahler 2
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Resurrection Symphony”)
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Performances:
7 November, 7pm, Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
13th November, 7.30pm, Seoul, Seoul Arts Center
15th November, 7.30pm, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) - Concert Hall Taiwan
24th November, 7.30pm, Metropolitan Theatre
Philharmonie Luxembourg: Das Lied von der Erde
Luxembourg Philharmonic
Gustavo Gimeno conducting
Karen Cargill mezzo soprano
Michael Spyres tenor
Dutch National Opera: Salome (Herodias)
Karen Cargill performs the role of Herodias.
Performances:
Monday 18 January, 8pm
Thursday 21 January, 8pm
Sunday 24 January, 2pm
Wednesday 27 January, 8pm
Sunday 31 January, 2pm
Tuesday 02 February, 8pm
Saturday 06 February, 8pm
Gävle Symfoniorkester: Das Lied
Jessica Cottis DIRIGENT
Karen Cargill MEZZOSOPRAN
Stuart Skelton TENOR
Gävle Symfoniorkester
Warsaw Philharmonic: Gurrelieder
Christoph König, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Mahler Symphony No. 3
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Mahler Symphony No. 3
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Metropolitan Opera: Mahler Symphony No. 8
Performances:
10th June, 7pm
11th June, 7pm
12th June, 1pm
Orchestre National de France: Mahler Symphony No. 3
Christian Maceleru, Conductor
Karen Cargill, Mezzo-soprano
Performances: 25th and 26th June.
Ode to Joy | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Karen joins the Royal Scottish National Orchestra as Mezzo-soprano soloist for Season Finale: Ode to Joy under the baton of Patrick Hahn.
Great, Greater, Mahler | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Karen joins the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra as Mezzo-soprano soloist for Great, Greater, Mahler under the baton of Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
Bluebeard’s Castle | San Diego Symphony
Karen performs the role of Judith in a concert performance of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle with San Diego Symphony under the baton of Rafael Payare.
Bluebeard’s Castle | Canadian Opera Company
Karen performs the role of Judith in Canadian Opera Company’s production of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, conducted by Johannes Debus.
Pelléas et Mélisande | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Karen performs the role of Geneviève in a concert performance of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ryan Wigglesworth.
Götterdämmerung | Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal
Karen performs the role of Waltraute in a concert performance of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung with the Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal under the baton of Patrick Hahn.
Mahler Symphony No.2 | Staatskapelle Berlin
Karen joins the Staatskapelle Berlin as Mezzo-soprano soloist for their performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.2 under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle.
Mahler Symphony No.2 | Staatskapelle Berlin
Karen joins the Staatskapelle Berlin as Mezzo-soprano soloist for their performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.2 under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle.
Mahler Symphony No.2 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Karen joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as Mezzo-soprano soloist for their performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.2 under the baton of Donald Runnicles.
China Tour with YMCG and Daniel Harding
Karen performs in a tour of China with YMCG and Daniel Harding between 6th-9th February 2026.
Performance dates and venues TBD.
Arabella | The Metropolitan Opera
Karen performs the role of Adelaide in The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Richard Strauss’s Arabella, conducted by Nicholas Carter.
The Damnation of Faust | Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Karen performs the role of Marguerite in a concert performance of Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust: A Quest for Eternal Youth with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under the baton of Rafael Payare.
Elijah | RSNO
Karen performs the role of An Angel in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with RSNO under the baton of Thomas Søndergård in the closing concert of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Tristan und Isolde | Orchestre Métropolitain
Karen performs the role of Brangäne in a concert performance of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with the Orchestre Métropolitain, under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, as part of the Festival de Lanaudière.
The Dream of Gerontius | Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Karen joins Radio Filharmonisch Orkest as Mezzo-soprano soloist for Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius under the baton of Karina Canellakis.
Tristan und Isolde | Philadelphia Orchestra
Karen performs the role of Brangäne in a concert performance of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.