Qual Farfalletta (Partenope) - G.F. Handel - 2018

EXCERPT L'amor Ed Il Destin -(Partenope) - G.F. Handel - 2018

Praised for her "crystalline tone" by Opera News, soprano Maya Kherani has sung over 35 operatic roles spanning her 7-year career. Ms. Kherani recently triumphed as Partenope in Handel's Partenope with Opera NEO under the baton of Benjamin Bayl. Favorite roles include Despina (Così fan tutte) and Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) with Opera San Jose, Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) with West Bay Opera, Britomarte (L’arbore di Diana) with West Edge Opera, Semele (Semele), Poppea (Agrippina), Dorinda (Orlando), Marie (La fille du régiment), Tytania (A Midsummer Night's Dream), and La Fée (Cendrillon). In 2014, Maya made her Houston Grand Opera (HGOco) debut as Meera in the world première of River of Light. Upcoming roles include Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Pip (Moby-Dick), and Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia). This November, Ms. Kherani will make her European debut with the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy singing a solo program of French Baroque repertoire. Prior to her singing career, Maya graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Follow her online at mayakherani.com.