Critically acclaimed soprano Kathryn Frady has worked throughout the United States, Europe, and South Africa. Frady has been widely praised for her vocal range, dramatic talent, and immersive and creative direction. Frady received Most Memorable Opera Performance Awards for her vocal and dramatic portrayals of the title roles in Tosca, Suor Angelica, Susannah, Violetta in La Traviata, and Amelia in the World Premiere of Amelia Lost. 

Arts Knoxville’s review of Tosca said, “In addition to having those requisite vocal and dramatic qualities that make for great melodrama, Frady, appropriately costumed and coiffed, simply looked and sounded like the Tosca that one carries around in their mind’s eye.” Of her recent performance of Poulenc’s The Human Voice, Arts Knoxville noted “Frady’s impressive stature as a dramatic soprano, one with significant vocal flexibility, makes roles like Elle possible for her. Desperation, futility, anger, and angst are all traits called for in the role and Frady delivered them with what seemed to be a perfect adjustment to the physical nature and size of the Westwood setting.” 

A fierce advocate for new American works, Frady has produced, sung, and directed in over 20 premieres. Frady’s production of the world premiere of Larry Delinger's Shadowlight, was called "A Stunning Celebration of the Art and Life of Beauford Delaney" in a "marvelously immersive" production by Arts Knoxville.

Frady has a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas, is the Founding Executive Artistic Director & CEO of Marble City Opera, and the Interim General Director of Opera in the Heights.