Biography

Karin Blom is a Swedish soprano who in recent years has distinguished herself by receiving several prestigious awards and scholarships. In 2025, she was appointed Confidencen Scholar by 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).

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.

Reviews

“…superbly acted…”

Sofia Kirwan-Baez’s superbly acted Papagena was a just reward

— Opera Today review of The Magic Flute at Royal College of Music

“…her luminous high notes…”

Rosina, played by the sparkling Sofia Kirwan-Baez, seduces with her agile voice, her open low notes and her luminous high notes, while brilliantly conveying the mischievous dimension of the character.

— Olyrix.com review of Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Opéra de Bordeaux

“…polish and panache”

As party-girl Eurydice, Sofia Kirwan-Baez sparkled.  A superb singer-actress, the Anglo-Venezuelan soprano flounced feistily and raced through the coloratura flights with polish and panache.

— Opera Today review of Orpheus in the Underworld at Royal College of Music

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