Maya Kherani
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"From her opening ornate aria, Maya Kherani’s Partenope sailed through Handel’s effusive coloratura with gleaming precision and impassioned conviction. She dominated this production the same way an excellent Violetta commands Verdi’s La Traviata."
Praised for her "rich, soaring soprano" and“crystalline tone” (Opera News), Indian-American soprano MAYA KHERANI has been sought after for her vibrant voice and committed characterizations in repertoire from the Baroque to the modern. This season's engagements include a debut with the New York Philharmonic in Messiah with Ton Koopman, Handel's Agrippina condotta a morire with Jeffrey Thomas and American Bach Soloists, Handel's Silete venti with Portland Baroque Orchestra and Julian Perkins, and returns to Boston Baroque for Messiah and American Bach Soloists for Baroque bravura arias for New Year's Eve. Career highlights include debuts at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Château de Versailles Spectacles as DRUSILLA/FORTUNA in L’incoronazione di Poppea with Leonardo García Alarcón released on DVD; AUTONOE in Sartorio’s L'Orfeo with Philippe Jaroussky with Opéra national de Montpellier; PIPER in Pay the Piper (world première) at Glyndebourne; BARBARINA / SUSANNA (cover) with Raphaël Pichon and Handel and Haydn Society; ZERLINA in Don Giovanni at Boston Baroque; Muffat’s Missa in labore requies with Richard Egarr and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with Vancouver Symphony; NITOCRIS in Handel’s Belshazzar, Messiah and Bach’s Mass in A major with American Bach Soloists; and Messiah with Boston Baroque and Portland Baroque Orchestra. Her favorite opera roles include SUSANNA, PARTENOPE, DESPINA, SEMELE, BELINDA, GILDA, ROSINA, and TYTANIA. Maya graduated from Princeton University summa cum laude with a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, San Francisco Conservatory of Music with honors, and the Boston University Opera Institute.
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“Maya Kherani brings intelligence, vulnerability, and a rich, soaring soprano.”
Fury and Heartbreak
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
“In the fury of most righteous wrath!” These are the words you’ll hear set by Vivaldi in this concert of Italian baroque fervor and passion from both the Venetian and Neapolitan styles. Vibrant soprano Maya Kherani returns to Philharmonia as a muse, singing two stories of abandonment and heartbreak through the zealous music of Handel and Marcello, accompanied by both furious and tender music for strings. Václav Luks conducts.
