Soprano Kristina Terwilliger is an emerging artist based in New York City. 

Terwilliger recently performed the role of Violetta in La Traviata with the New Jersey Lyric Opera and at the Mediterranean Opera Festival (Italy). She also took on the role of Gilda in Rigoletto with Festival de'Bardi van Nederland (The Netherlands). Regionally, she has portrayed Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi with the Astoria Young Artist Program and Bucket in the world premiere of #Adulting with the Lowbrow Opera Collective. This October she will be singing the role of Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance with the Iolanthe Opera Company.

She completed her Master’s degree in Vocal Performance at New York University, studying classical voice under Harolyn Blackwell-Greer. During her time at NYU, she performed as Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice, Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld, and Ilia in Idomeneo. Terwilliger also earned an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy and served as an Adjunct Instructor of Voice at NYU. She is currently a professor of voice at Ocean County College.

In addition to her vocal accomplishments, Terwilliger is an elite baton twirler, having won the National Collegiate Championship and the Bronze Medal in Three Baton at the World Baton Twirling Championships. She was also hired as the Solo Principal Dancer in La Bohème with Seattle Opera.

She currently resides in Brooklyn dividing her time between performing and teaching.