BIG NEWS!
Lisa joins Heartland Sings of Fort Wayne, IN as a full-time Principal Vocal Artist!
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Visit the Video/Audio page on this site for examples of our work!
Lots of great resources and music videos on our FB page!
Lisa joins Heartland Sings of Fort Wayne, IN as a full-time Principal Vocal Artist!
FB announcement here!
Visit the Video/Audio page on this site for examples of our work!
Lots of great resources and music videos on our FB page!
Click here for an article featuring Lisa as Julia Child
in Heartland Opera Theatre's production of Bon Appetit! (Sep. 2019)
in Heartland Opera Theatre's production of Bon Appetit! (Sep. 2019)

Contralto Lisa Marie Gerstenkorn is currently performing and teaching full-time as the Alto Principal Vocal Artist with Heartland Sings in Fort Wayne, IN. Voice lessons are being taught virtually and in-person. The 2020-2021 season has included many professionally livestreamed performances and this summer includes a Mobile Concert Series!
In July 2021, Lisa premiered the role of Louise Thaden, record-breaking female aviator, in Lisa DeSpain and Rachel Peters' Staggerwing with Opera Kansas. See
Lisa has enjoyed performances as a solo artist with the Tulsa Opera, Opera Kansas, Heartland Opera Theatre, Landlocked Opera, Inc., Lawrence Opera Theatre, Music on Site, Inc., Oregon Bach Festival, Southeast Kansas Symphony, and Bartlesville Choral Society. She traveled to Spain and Portugal with the American Opera Studio in the Summer 2019.
She performed as a Resident Artist with the Tulsa Opera, Ohio Light Opera, and the College Light Opera Company. Lisa has also enjoyed Early Music performances with Amherst Early Music Festival, Haymarket Opera, Halifax Summer Opera, and the Baroque Opera Workshop in Queens, New York.
Ms. Gerstenkorn is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and a member of the music fraternity Pi Kappa Lambda. Prior to moving to Fort Wayne, she taught as Adjunct Voice Instructor at Pittsburg State University for fifteen years, and at Missouri Southern State University for almost seven years, in addition to maintaining a full Private Voice Studio in Southeast Kansas and surrounding areas.
In July 2021, Lisa premiered the role of Louise Thaden, record-breaking female aviator, in Lisa DeSpain and Rachel Peters' Staggerwing with Opera Kansas. See
Lisa has enjoyed performances as a solo artist with the Tulsa Opera, Opera Kansas, Heartland Opera Theatre, Landlocked Opera, Inc., Lawrence Opera Theatre, Music on Site, Inc., Oregon Bach Festival, Southeast Kansas Symphony, and Bartlesville Choral Society. She traveled to Spain and Portugal with the American Opera Studio in the Summer 2019.
She performed as a Resident Artist with the Tulsa Opera, Ohio Light Opera, and the College Light Opera Company. Lisa has also enjoyed Early Music performances with Amherst Early Music Festival, Haymarket Opera, Halifax Summer Opera, and the Baroque Opera Workshop in Queens, New York.
Ms. Gerstenkorn is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and a member of the music fraternity Pi Kappa Lambda. Prior to moving to Fort Wayne, she taught as Adjunct Voice Instructor at Pittsburg State University for fifteen years, and at Missouri Southern State University for almost seven years, in addition to maintaining a full Private Voice Studio in Southeast Kansas and surrounding areas.