Mezzo-soprano

Color headshot of Kate Olivia Broderick.
Black and white headshot of Kate Olivia Broderick.
Kate Broderick, on the right, with Drake voice professor Leanne Freeman-Miller.
Headshots via Actors Access. Studio portrait with Leanne Freeman-Miller, Cityview, 2019.

Kate Broderick

Elkhart, Iowa

Kate Olivia Broderick. Actor and mezzo-soprano from Elkhart, Iowa. Vocal performance at Drake University, 2016–2020, with Leanne Freeman-Miller and Christine Blanner.

First place at state, regional, and national NATS. Stage work from Drake and Des Moines opera to The Barrow Group in New York. Offstage, a lover of all things art — and of her cats, Herbert and Phyllis.

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“You have to get your emotions across all the way to the back row.”

Kate Broderick

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Kate Broderick, Urbandale, Iowa, January 2021.
Urbandale · Jan 2021
Kate Broderick, Des Moines, Iowa, December 2020.
Des Moines · Dec 2020
Kate Broderick in a blue turtleneck.
Portrait
Kate Broderick in a garden, smiling over her shoulder.
Garden

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Close-up of Kate Broderick in a green sweater.
Portrait
Kate Broderick in a leather jacket, smiling with both hands up.
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Kate Broderick in a pink t-shirt, smiling.
Portrait
Kate Broderick in a gold dress on a boardwalk.
New York · July 5
Kate Broderick by a pool in Asheville, North Carolina.
Asheville · when in NC
Kate Broderick smiling by the pool in North Carolina.
Asheville · when in NC
2016–2020
Drake University
Mezzo
Voice type
450
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Selected credits

  • JenniferThe Second BeamThe Barrow Group
  • MargaretDry HouseThe Barrow Group
  • DorabellaCosì fan tutteDrake University
  • BillieNice Work If You Can Get ItDrake University
  • LolaCavalleria RusticanaDes Moines Opera Project
  • MercedesCarmenDes Moines Opera Project
  • MaggieA Chorus LineDes Moines Play House
  • Alice RileyAlice RileyDrake University
  • Suor NovizieSuor AngelicaInternational Lyric Academy
  • EnsemblePippinDrake University

On the record

  • Freeman-Miller, her voice professor, called her a dream student with a big voice and the discipline to use it.
  • Maestro Stefano Vignati, then Drake’s opera director, invited her to sing at festivals he led in Italy.
  • While a full-time student she worked 4 a.m. shifts at Caribou Coffee.

“I am a firm believer that you can do anything if you put in your 10,000 hours.”

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