"Caitlin Gotimer displayed a dramatic soprano of quality and agility as Elettra,...She delivered her music powerfully and skillfully, and possibly carried away the evening’s top vocal honors." - George B. Parous, PGH in the Round
“Gotimer is a force of nature on stage… Her soaring vocal range and the depth of her acting establish Juliette as the driving force of the affair.” — Broadway World
Following her European debut as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Ms. Gotimer returns to Berlin for La fiamma, singing La Madre and covering the title role of Silvana. She then debuts as Nedda in Pagliacci with Pittsburgh Opera and Mimì in La bohème with Arizona Opera. She also joins the Idaho Falls Symphony for Handel’s Messiah.
Tosca is quickly becoming a signature role for Ms. Gotimer, earning her widespread acclaim. Her debut as Tosca with Arizona Opera in the 2022/23 season was praised for its dramatic intensity and vocal brilliance. That same season, she also covered the role at The Santa Fe Opera. These successes led to celebrated performances at Palm Beach Opera and Dayton Opera in 2023/24, further solidifying her reputation as a rising star in this iconic role.
In the 2023/24 season, Ms. Gotimer made her debut as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro at the Aspen Music Festival, hailed "a triumph" by Opera News. She covered Musetta in La bohème at the Bravo Vail Music Festival with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. She starred as Juliette in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette with Arizona Opera and made her Santa Fe Symphony debut as the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah. In the 2022/23 season, Ms. Gotimer made her Dallas Opera debut as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte. She was a finalist and encouragement award winner in the 2023 Operalia competition.
In her residency with the Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio, Ms. Gotimer made main stage debuts in Carmen (Micaëla), Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi), and A Little Night Music (Mrs. Anderssen). During her tenure as a resident artist with Pittsburgh Opera, she appeared as the title role in Handel’s Alcina, Elettra in a reimagining of Mozart’s Idomeneo, and covered Mimì in Puccini’s La bohème. With Crested Butte Opera Studio, Ms. Gottimer performed as Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Musetta in La bohème. Other roles in Ms. Gotimer’s repertoire include the title role in Suor Angelica, Magda in La Rondine, and Nedda in I Pagliacci.
In concert, Ms. Gotimer was a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem in D minor at the Festival Songe d’été en musique in Québec and Bach’s Missa Brevis in F with Binghamton University. A champion of new works, she has appeared in Hilliard and Boresi’s The Last American Hammer (Tink Enraught), Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied (Older Alyce), and Conrad Susa’s Transformations (Anne Sexton).
Ms. Gotimer holds high honors and top awards in various competitions globally. She won two top awards in the YPO/Florida Grand Opera Voice Competition and she was the district winner of the 2022 Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition. She was a semifinalist in both the 2022 Vincerò Competition and the 2020 Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition, a finalist in the 2020 Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s Mildred Miller Competition, the Second Prize and Audience Favorite Award winner at the 2017 Opera Guild of Dayton Competition, the recipient of the Italo Tajo Award in CCM’s 2017 Corbett Competition, and the winner of the 2015 National Biennial Collegiate Voice Competition hosted by NFMC.
"Newcomer Caitlin Gotimer, doubling as Sandman and Dew Fairy, impressed with a full, focused soprano that penetrated easily and perked up listeners’ ears in her two brief appearances."
- Robert Croan, Opera News
- Robert Croan, Opera News
Ms. Gotimer holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and she received her Bachelor of Music in Voice from Binghamton University, where she was introduced to classical singing thanks to Professor Thomas Goodheart.
"Caitlin Gotimer, in the title role, delivered an object lesson on the art of classical singing...she seemed undaunted by the demands of the role, negotiating the most intricate ornamentations and sustained, high-flung passages with equal agility."
- George B. Parous, PGH in the Round
- George B. Parous, PGH in the Round