Praised for the dark timbre and agile control of her voice, mezzo-soprano Josephine Stracek enjoys performing for audiences throughout the United States. She is dedicated to exploring unusual vocal repertoire, sharing new and undiscovered songs with her audiences. Her passion for poetry and language has brought her on a path in discovering art song new and old.

Josephine is a graduate of North Park University and Roosevelt University. A favorite as a recitalist and chamber artist in northern Minnesota, she has been featured in series at the Fairlawn Mansion, Glensheen Mansion and Kitchi Gammi Club. She has appeared as a guest soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the North Park University Choir at St. Hilary's Church in Chicago. Josephine performs regularly with the Liederspiel Society, a group she founded with the help of three colleagues to perform underrepresented works in both solo and ensemble forms.

Josephine’s rich mezzo-soprano voice often enhances sacred services, opera and choral choruses in the Chicago area. She has appeared in several operas including Zerlina/Don Giovanni (Mozart), Helen/Three Sisters Who are Not Sisters (Rorem), le Bergère and le Rossignol/L’enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel), George de Planteville/Bagatelle (Offenbach), and most recently as The Mother/Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) with Evanston Chamber Opera.

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