M ariya Kaganskaya | M ezzo-Soprano 415.568.5674 | [email protected] | mariyakaganskaya.com
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Russian-American Mezzo-Soprano Mariya Kaganskaya recently created the role of Teacher in the Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere production of T he (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, the recording of which earned the GRAMMY Award for Best Opera Recording in 2019. For Florida Grand Opera, she has performed Cherubino in L e nozze di Figaro, Charlotte (cover)/Käthchen in W erther, Paula in F lorencia en el Amazonas, Page in S alome, and Mrs. Rockefeller/Natalia in Frida. She recently performed Tisbe in L a Cenerentola, Suzuki in M adama Butterfly, and Third Wood Sprite in R usalka at Arizona Opera. Upcoming/postponed appearances include Ludmila in T he Bartered Bride and a debut as the Mezzo soloist in Verdi’s R equiem, as well as a debut with Opera Ithaca.
Other recent roles include Olga in E ugene Onegin, Hostess in B oris Godunov, Marta in I olanta, Dorabella in C osì fan tutte, Ottavia in L ’incoronazione di Poppea, the title role of S erse, La Nourrice in Milhaud's M édée, Mexican Woman in A Streetcar Named Desire, Dinah in T rouble in Tahiti, and Julia Bertram in M ansfield Park . Recent oratorio credits include performances as the Mezzo soloist in Mozart’s C oronation Mass, Rossini’s P etite Messe Solennelle, and Handel’s Messiah.
Ms. Kaganskaya’s training includes residencies with the Santa Fe Opera, Arizona Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, and the iSing International Festival in China. She is an alumna of the OperaWorks Advanced Artist Program and the Russian Opera Workshop at the Academy of Vocal Arts, and earned her MM and PGD at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Catherine Cook.
Her recent awards include First Place in the Lois Alba Aria Competition, the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, the St. Petersburg Opera Guild Competition, the Gershwin International Music Competition, the Pacific Musical Society Competition, and the Eastern Region of the NATS Artist Awards; Second Place in the Henry and Maria Holt Memorial Competition; Third Place in the Edward M. Murray International Competition of Voice, the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, and the East Bay Opera League Competition. She is a Winner of the most recent Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Foundation Competition and the inaugural Butler Opera International Competition, as well as the Pasadena Opera Guild Competition and the San Francisco District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and the recipient of Encouragement Awards from the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition, the Pasadena Vocal Competition, and the Western Region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council.
Mariya is represented by Piper Artists Management. For more information, please visit www.mariyakaganskaya.com.