Kristin Lewis, born in 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas, is an American lyrico-spinto soprano known for a career focused on the Verdi repertoire. Based in Vienna, she continued her voice studies under opera singer Carol Byers. Lewis made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on January 7, 2019, performing a total of four times in the title role of the opera Aida. Her accolades include the Artist of the Year Award from the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2010, the Oscars of the Opera from the Arena di Verona Foundation in 2010, and the Orazio Tosi Prize from Club Lirica Parma in 2012. She also won the Internationalen Gesangswettbewerb Ferruccio Tagliavini, the Concorso Internazionale Di Musica Gian Battista Viotti, and the Concorso Internationale di Canto Debutto A Merano. In 2014, she established the Kristin Lewis Foundation to support emerging musicians from Arkansas by providing funds for tuition, master classes, and travel.
