Past performance highlights

Autonoe. Conducted by Philippe Jaroussky, Directed by Benjamin Lazar. Cast includes Arianna Vendittelli, Ana Quintans, Kangmin Justin Kim, Zachary Wilder, David Webb, Yannis François, Paul Figuier, Renato Dolcini, Gaia Petrone. Featuring Ensemble Artaserse.

MUFFAT Missa in labore requies / Richard Egarr, conductor / Maya Kherani, soprano / Nola Richardson, soprano / Siman Chung, countertenor / Reginald Mobley, countertenor / Spencer Britten, tenor / James Reese, tenor / Cody Quattlebaum, bass-baritone / Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone

as DRUSILLA/FORTUNA Cappella Mediterranea / Leonardo García Alarcón, conductor / Ted Huffman, director

HANDEL Messiah (Foundling Hospital Version) / Maya Kherani, soprano / Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor / James Reese, tenor / Christian Pursell, bass-baritone / Jeffrey Thomas, conductor

Gabriel Crouch takes the stage to lead one of the most-performed works in musical history – Handel’s Messiah. Portland’s only annual production of this holiday tradition on period instruments features soprano Maya Kherani, mezzo-soprano Abigail Levis, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass-baritone Douglas Williams.

Maya Kherani, Soprano; Emily Marvosh, Mezzo-soprano; Brian Giebler, Tenor; Andrew Garland, Bass; Christine Noel, Conductor; and the Providence Singers.

as Barbarina (Susanna, cover) -- Raphaël Pichon, conductor / James Darrah, stage director / Krzysztof Bączyk, bass (Figaro) / Ying Fang, soprano (Susanna) / Scott Conner, bass (Bartolo/Antonio) / MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo-soprano (Marcellina) / Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano (Cherubino) / Cody Quattlebaum, bass-baritone (Count Almaviva) / Zachary Wilder, tenor (Don Basilio/Curzio) / Jacquelyn Stucker, soprano (Countess Almaviva) with the H+H Orchestra and Chorus

A musical contemplation of spirituality and human existence. Through the lens of the incorrigible Don Giovanni, Mozart wrestled with the purpose of being, and unwittingly examined the end of his own life. Experience the incredible depth of Alisa Weilerstein as she performs Argentinian composer Golijov’s contemplative cello concerto that explores heaven through the blue (azul) sky. Maestro Tausk closes the program with Mahler’s take on a child’s vision of heaven. This Mahler symphony is dedicated to Ronald L. Cliff, CM, OBC

The stellar voices of bass-baritone Dashon Burton and soprano Maya Kherani join Stephen Stubbs and Pacific MusicWorks for a passionate and emotionally charged program of duets from Baroque opera and oratorio. From the dark lord Plutone and his captive Proserpina in Monteverdi’s Orfeo to Cupid and the Cold Genius from Purcell’s King Arthur and works by Handel and Steffani, experience the fireworks and drama of these timeless tales brought to life by some of the finest singers of our day.

Opera San Jose's season commences with the highly anticipated, all-new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, transported to colonial India during Victorian Imperial rule. Sexual politics and class resentments play out through the prism of shifting power and revolution, culminating in a celebratory Indian wedding that brings the exuberance and festivity of Bollywood to the California Theatre stage.

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

Soprano Soloist with Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano / Matthew Hill, tenor / Mischa Bouvier, bass-baritone / Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin / Tekla Cunningham, violin / Jeffrey Thomas, conductor

Drusilla/Fortuna (Poppea Cover). Conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón, Directed by Ted Huffman. Cast includes Jacquelyn Stucker, Jake Arditti, Fleur Barron, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Julie Roset, Alex Rosen, and Miles Mykkanen.

Soprano Soloist for series of 17th and 18th Century cantatas by Bach, Pachelbel, and others, led by Jonathan Woody Featured Soloists: Jonathan Woody, Reginald Mobley, Sherezade Panthaki, Jacob Perry, Hannah Penn, John K. Cox, and Elijah Blaisdell

Title role

Soprano Soloist

Belinda

Opera San José is thrilled to present an intimate outdoor recital, featuring nationally lauded soprano Maya Kherani, held in the courtyard of the historic California Theatre.

Semi-finalist