Biography

Karin Blom is a Swedish full-lyric soprano who in recent years has distinguished herself by appearing in a range of challenging and interesting repertoire, and receiving several prestigious awards and scholarships.

Forthcoming she sings the role of Ellen Key in the opera show Strindberg vs Key at Strindbergs Intima Teater in Stockholm. During the summers of 2024 and 2025, Karin performed in three productions at the Vadstena Academy, where she portrayed Mrs X in Den Starkare by Margareta Hallin, Apelle in Luigi Mancia’s Alessandro in Susa, and Louise and Karolina in the world premiere of Fotografen by Anna Einarsson.

She studied at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien, where she was a student of KS Prof. Linda Watson. Previous studies include the Vadstena Academy of Singing and Piano and Birkagården Folk High School.

During her studies, Karin appeared at Theater Akzent in Vienna as Berta in Xavier Montsalvatge’s Babel 46 and as Second Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. At Bühne Baden, she sang the title role in Carmen für Kinder, and previous roles include Lizette in Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto at MUK Theater in Vienna.

Karin is also an active recitalist and was awarded 2nd prize at the Copenhagen Lied-Duo Competition in October 2025, together with pianist Akihiro Sano. She has performed internationally, including at Nanjing University in Shanghai, at the Musikverein in Vienna with songs by Joseph Marx, and at the Vienna City Hall in a recital featuring music by, among others, Zemlinsky.

In 2025, she received the Confidencen Scholarship from the Anders Wall Foundation, and has also received support from, among others, Jubelfonden, the Anders Sandrew Foundation, and the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna (MA). She previously received the Otto Lindblad Scholarship (2019) and was awarded 2nd prize in the Gabriele Simas Förderstipendium (2024).

Reviews

“…beautiful and expressive vocal tone…”

The soprano Karin Blom, as Mrs X, gives full rein to her beautiful and expressive vocal tone, displaying many nuances in dynamics and expression.

— Bo Borg review of Den Starkare at Opera i Vadstena

“…full-blooded singing…”

The soprano Karin Blom is expansive and bold in the roles of the mathematician Louise Petrén and the physician and social commentator Karolina Widerström. I am taken by Blom’s full-blooded singing style.

— Catrin Villaume Fägerstrand / Corren review of Fotografen at Vadstena Akademi

“…sparkle and brilliance…”

There is sparkle and brilliance in Karin Blom and Ebba Lejonclou, who sing their roles at the old Vadstena Theatre in perfect interplay with the equally brilliant clarinettist José Luis Relova Gallego.

— Gunilla Brodrej / Expressen review of Den Starkare at Opera i Vadstena

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