Belgrade-born Milena Kitic, is a real find, with a voice as
golden as her hair. Tall and elegant, she is one of
those rare performers whose mere presence on
a stage is mesmerizing. The voice is richly
textured, with a fine and flexible upper range,
and those dark lower notes that you expect
from Eastern European singers."

-The Blackmore Vale Magazine, England

"...Milena Kitic, singing better all the
time...Kitic has turned in a powerful vocal
performer, her lows ringing richly, her highs
closely focused, her phrasing elegantly disciplined."

-Timothy Mangan, Opera News, July 2006

A star of the Belgrade Opera, former Yugoslavia,
Ms. Kitic made her debut in 1989 as Olga in
Tschaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin". In 1998, she
earned the German music critic's award as Performer
of the Season after performances as Carmen with the Essen
Opera. She has performed Carmen throughout Germany, Austria,
The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and USA (Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera,Baltimore Opera and The Metropolitan Opera). She has performed Maddalena in ''Rigoletto'' at the Deutsche Opera Berlin and the Festspielhaus Salzburg; Rosina in "Il Barbiere" and Eboli in "Don Carlo'' with the Palm Beach Opera, Laura in "La Gioconda" and Emilia in "Othello" with New York Opera Orchestra at the Carnegie Hall and Ravinia Festival in Chicago. Los Angeles Opera audience has seen Ms. Kitic numerous times not only as Carmen, but also as Meg in "Falstaff", at A Concert of Passion and Poetry and as Giulietta in "The Tales of Hoffman". She has also earned rave reviews for the role of Giulietta at her debut with the Cincinnati Festival in summer 2006.

Ms. Kitic has been proclaimed "Diva of the Year" from the Opera Pacific Guild in February 2005 and has marked several successful debuts with the Opera Pacific like Herodias in "Salome", Dalila in "Samson and Dalila". She earned raves for her first Amneris in "Aida" in the seasson 05/06. In March 2007. Opera Pacific presented Milena Kitic performing the title role in "Carmen" in the production which earned "best - ever" review in L.A. Times and "record gross-earnings", as pointed out by the Opera's President and Executive Director, R. Jones.

The combination Ms. Kitic's expressive, rich vocalism and tone, elegant stage presence and exciting theatrical abilities allows her to pursue a wide breadth of operatic portrayals in Italian, German, French, Russian and English repertoire, as well as delight audiences in concert appearances.

Ms. Kitic also leads popular master classes at Chapman University, as well as at USC Thorton School of Music in Southern California, UCI (University of Irvine) and The Classical Singers Association (CSA). She is often seen as a judge for the Music Center Spotlight Awards in Los Angeles and is enthusiastic donor for several Young Artist Programs in the United States.

The International Jeunesses Musical Competition in Belgrade, Serbia has established a special prize for "the best young Mezzo-Soprano", under the name of Milena Kitic, which is being awarded for the third time this year.

On April 15th '07. Ms. Kitic becomes a first Inaugural Recipient of the Artist-in-Residence Award given by The Chapman University College of Performing Arts in Orange, California and becomes their Adjunct Professor.

From January 2008. Ms. Kitic became a Board member of the Opera Pacific in Costa Mesa.

Ms. Kitic presently resides in Pasadena and Newport Beach, CA with her husband and son.