Performances
August 27, 2026
Expansive
Revolution Is Just the Beginning
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District
presented by
Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District
at the
ACT Strand Theatre
Katherine has curated the program, written piano-vocal arrangements, and will perform.
Also featuring Sapphira Cristál, Nina Jones, and Keisuke Nakagoshi. Hosted by Afrika America.
December 18, 2026
Vivaldi’s Gloria and Haydn’s Nikolaimesse
Portland Baroque Orchestra and Trinity Music
Ruben Valenzuela, conductor
Also featuring Elijah McCormack, Courtney Fletcher, and Daniel Myers.
Past
July 31, 2026
Opera Katherine 2
Show Bar
Original music, lyrics and arrangements by
Katherine Goforth
Also featuring Ben Landsverk and Heather Knopf.
June 16, 2026
Schubertiade
Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik
(Portland State University)
With Maria Garcia, piano
May 2 and 3, 2026
Tenor solo
Requiem (Mozart)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra
with Seattle Pro Musica
Conducted by Wesley Schulz and Karen Thomas
Also featuring Tess Altiveros, Sarah Larsen,
and Zachary Lenox
November 29, 2025
Opera Katherine
Fuse Theatre Ensemble
Original music, lyrics and arrangements by
Katherine Goforth
Also featuring Ben Landsverk, Claire Forstman,
and Zanny Geffel.
September 18, 2025
Tenor solo
Trans Requiem (Andrew Yee)
Trinity Wall Street
Andrew Yee, voice and cello, Breanna Sinclairé, soprano, NOVUS Orchestra, and
Trinity Wall Street Choir.
Conducted by Melissa Attebury
June 13-15, 2025
Soloist
Sing the Body Festival
Queer Choir Collective (Eugene, OR)
with Elias Wolf, Be Steadwell, Jalen Thompson, hey zurray!, and Kiara McTear
May 21-24, 2025
Performing residency
in support of the documentary film
Tessitura
Mountainfilm Festival
with Breanna Sinclairé, Lucas Bouk, Lydia Cornett, Brit Fryer, and Drew de Pinto
March 21 and 22, 2025
Soloist
March Madness
at the Chan National Queer Arts Center
for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Curated by Nikola Printz. Also featuring Polly Amber Ross, Bob Mollicone, and Jesse Nucho.
February 8, 2025
Tenor solo
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler)
Revelge, Lob des hohen Verstandes, Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, Rheinlegendchen, Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen, Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht, and Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (encore)
Harmonia Orchestra
Conducted by William White
November 8, 2024
Recital
Where Would We Be Without Defeat?
featuring music by Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler, Frank Wedekind, Franz Grothe, Friedrich Hollaender, Wolf Biermann, and
Ton Steine Scherben,
and featuring audio and texts by Friedrich Schiller, Magnus Hirschfeld, Rosa Luxemburg, bell hooks, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde, and Sylvia Rivera.
Stanford Live
With Claire Forstman, piano
October 21, 2024
Tenor solo
Das Lied von der Erde (Mahler)
45th Parallel Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Raúl Gómez-Rojas
August 1-3, 2024
The Journalist
The Breasts of Tirésias (Poulenc)
Hogfish
June 1-2, 2024
Tenor solo
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
Vancouver Symphony USA
Conducted by Salvador Brotons
May 23, 2024
Recital
Frauen-Liebe und -Leben (Schumann)
Queer Opera
With Chuck Dillard, piano
May 1, 2024
True Voice Award Recital
Washington National Opera
Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
With Christopher Cano, piano
April 19-21, 2024
Alfredo, adapted as a female character
La traviata (Verdi)
Opera Bend
Conducted by Michael Gesme
March 15, 2024
Recital
“Wagner as a Bridge”
Boston Wagner Society
With Brett Hodgdon, piano
November 11, 2023
Tenor solo
The Seasons (Haydn)
Harmonia Orchestra
Conducted by William White
August 3 and 4, 2023
Expansive
Opera Parallèle
Also featuring Aiya Simone, harp, Nikola Printz, mezzo soprano, Taylor Chan, piano, and host Afrika America
July 27-28, 2023
Soloist
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions
Bregenzer Festspiele
July 7-9, 2023
Soloist
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
June 28-July 1, 2023
Soloist
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions
Manchester International Festival
November 8, 2022
Recital
Women in Classical Music Symposium at the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
With Anastasia Markina, piano