“Her voice has a lovely, darker color with an enormous range”
-LI Herald, “Uniting cultures through song”
Kristina Shafranski is a Ukrainian American soprano born and raised on Long Island, New York. Kristina has captivated audiences across the U.S. and internationally with her lyric soprano voice.
This season, Kristina Shafranski will debut the role of Contessa Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with the United Europe Orchester in Vienna, Austria, July 2026.
Kristina will also reprise the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica with Camerata Bardi in New York City, November 2026. Previously, Kristina debuted the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica in Asiago, Italy with Varna International Academy under the baton of Gregory Buchalter with compelling commitment to the text and story.
To kick off the summer season, Kristina returns for her 14th season with Oyster Bay Music Festival to perform opera scenes and arias in local and historical venues along the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York.
Kristina is pleased to have been named an Emerging Artist with Madison Avenue Baptist Church Fellowship program for the 25/26 season. Refining her artistry through an immersive combination of performance and study, including masterclasses with Arthur Levy, Olga Makarina, and Mzia Nioradze.
In 2024, Kristina performed in Vincerò Academy’s Opera Gala at Carnegie Hall, and debuted in Morelia, Mexico as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen with International Opera Summer Festival of Morelia.
Additionally, Kristina has performed with esteemed companies and festivals such as Light Opera of New Jersey, Long Island Opera Theater, Narnia Music Festival in Narni, Italy, Chicago Summer Opera, New York Lyric Opera Theater, and the Northwinds Symphonic Band of Long Island, NY.
One of Kristina’s most memorable performances was in 2019, when she traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine and performed opera scenes with the National Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine on the Bouquet Kyiv Stage.
Kristina’s noteable awards include Finalist in the National Opera Association’s 2019 Scholarship Division, and first-place with the Festival of Song USA 2015 where she performed in Sicily, Italy for the Cantamare Festival.
PC: Kendra Irene