Milena Kitic, a renowned mezzo-soprano, has performed numerous roles with opera companies around the world throughout the last three decades.

Perhaps best known for her signature role of Carmen
in Bizet’s Carmen, Kitic has headlined in major
performance venues across the United States and
Europe such as the National Theater in Belgrade,
Serbia (former Yugoslavia), Aalto Theater
Essen in Germany, Washington D.C. Opera,
Baltimore Opera, Los Angeles Opera,
Opera Pacific, and Metropolitan Opera.

She received numerous accolades for
her performances, including the German
Music Critic's Award for Performer of the
Season in 1998 and the Opera Pacific
Guild's Diva of the Year in 2005. The
International Jeunesses Musicales
Competition in Belgrade, Serbia, has
established a special prize for "the best young
mezzo-soprano" in Kitic's name.

Her talent and incredible career in music earned
her the inaugural Artist-in-Residence Award given by
Chapman University in Orange, California, where she is
an adjunct professor and master class instructor. She also
works closely with the Orange County High School of the Arts
and many universities and music organizations in southern California.

Kitic currently serves as chair of artistic excellence at LA Opera with whom she most recently performed the role of Carmen, Albine in Thais (with Placido Domingo), Mrs. Noah in Noah's Flood, and Suzuki in Madame Butterfly (both conducted by J. Conlon). Among other recent performances are her roles in Carmen and Amneris in Aida with the Pacific Symphony in Costa Mesa, CA, the grand opening concert of Chapman University's Musco Center for the Arts, the role of The Witch in Hansel and Gretel with the Symphonic Society of Orange County, and the Alto part in Mahler’s 8th Symphony with the Madison Symphony and Pacific Symphony Orchestras.

In the past year, Kitic has joined the Board of the Parnassus Society, which is committed to the growth of cultural advancement in Orange County, has established The Milena Kitic Outstanding Mezzo-Soprano Award at The Mentoris Vocal Competition in Pasadena, started mentoring students from Newport Harbor High School in opera and music, and was recognized by the Loren L. Zachary Society for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles for her work as a professional Opera Singer, Educator, and Contributor to the opera community.

Kitic presently resides in Newport Beach, California and runs her private vocal studio.