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."
Indian-American soprano MAYA KHERANI has been lauded for her vibrant voice and exciting characterizations in repertoire from the Baroque to the modern. Upcoming and recent projects include a debut at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Château de Versailles Spectacles as DRUSILLA/FORTUNA L’incoronazione di Poppea with Mo. Alarcón, a world premiere project as the PIPER Pay the Piper Glyndebourne, MUKHTAR MAI Thumbprint Portland Opera, Muffat’s Missa in labore requies Philharmonia Baroque, Messiah Boston Baroque, Portland Baroque, American Bach Soloists and Rhode Island Philharmonic, Reena Esmail’s Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice) Berkeley Symphony, SUSANNA Le nozze di Figaro Opera San Jose, and TBA debut Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle, conducted by Stephen Stubbs.
“Maya Kherani brings intelligence, vulnerability, and a rich, soaring soprano.”
HANDEL Belshazzar
American Bach Soloists
Maya Kherani, soprano as Nitocris, mother of Belshazzar / Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano as Daniel, a Jewish prophet / Eric Jurenas, countertenor as Cyrus, Prince of Persia / Matthew Hill, tenor as Belshazzar, King of Babylon / Mischa Bouvier, bass-baritone as Gobryas, an Assyrian Nobleman / Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
