Krista Hastings is a young full lyric operatic soprano. Krista possesses a uniquely rich and vibrant tone. This summer she will be performing with the Opera in the Ozarks in their production of Le Nozze di Figaro as Countess, Suor Angelica as Sorella della Novizie, and Gianni Schicchi as Nella. This past fall she starred as Serpina in the Garden State Opera’s production of La Serva Padrona. Spring of 2024 she was selected to as Opera America’s young artist for their Career Blueprints workshop. She was an emerging artist with the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Festival in 2023. There she covered Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata, andcovered the soprano solo in Verdi’s Requiem, and performed the Stepmother in Sondheim’s Into the Woods. She performed the title role of Suor Angelica from Puccini’s Suor Angelica with Westminster Opera Theatre as a returning guest alumni. She has performed in Europe and the United States in La Traviata, Suor Angelica, Little Women, Die Zauberflöte, and Cendrillon. At Westminster Choir College she premiered the title role in Marie Begins by Ellen Fishman in its world premiere. She sang Fiordiligi in Westminster Opera Theatre’s production of Cosi fan tutte by Mozart.