Katie: The Strongest of the Strong
Upcoming Dates
An opera for all Katie: The Strongest of the Strong
Opera in the Neighborhoods returns for both school and public performances in the 2025/26 Season with Katie: The Strongest of the Strong. This powerful opera for young audiences is inspired by the true story of Katie Sandwina, a circus strongwoman who – beyond earning the title “the strongest woman in the world," and being a wife and mother – also helped to lead the women’s suffrage movement in the early 1900s. With an all-female cast, Katie: The Strongest of the Strong is a wonderful way to introduce young people to opera and the important history of women’s rights.
Reservations open in August 2025.
- Language: Performed in English
- Location: Off-site, to be announced
- Composer: Faye Chiao
- Librettist: Anton Dudley
Artists
Austin Abernathy *
Set designer
Clair Hummel *
Costume designer
* Lyric Opera of Chicago debut
Credits
Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera. Premiered by the Houston Grand Opera in October 2020.