Louisiana-born soprano Cadie J. Bryan recently made a star turn as Milada in Smetana’s Dalibor at Bard Summerscape, where critics praised her “radiant tone and nuanced singing” and “stage-commanding performance.”
Her 2025-2026 season features engagements with The Metropolitan Opera, The Atlanta Opera, Pensacola Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Finger Lakes Opera, and more.
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Photo by Don Ipock for Lyric Opera of Kansas City
La bohème | Musetta
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
"Cadie J Bryan as Musetta had an electric light of a voice, an instrument she could use so dramatically to manipulate others. Her command of stage in her famed Act II aria was just what it should have been: a vivacious piece of theater, conveyed with lots of panache. The audience loved it."
Hilary Larkin | KC ARTS BEAT
September 21, 2026
"Cadie J. Bryan sang Musetta with a rich, diamond-clear soprano and acted the coquette convincingly but without veering into the absurd."
Paul Horsley | THE INDEPENDENT
September 21, 2026
"As headstrong coquette Musetta, Cadie J. Bryan gives a dazzling and distinctive rendition of Act II’s “Quando m’en vo,” one of opera’s best known arias."
Grace Suh | KC STUDIO
September 21, 2026
"Luke Sutliff as Marcello and Cadie J. Bryan as Musetta added much to Boheme with their acting as well as superb voices."
September 22, 2026