Russian-American Mezzo-Soprano Mariya Kaganskaya recently created the role of Teacher in the Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, the recording of which earned the 2019 GRAMMY Award for Best Opera Recording. For Florida Grand Opera, she has performed Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Charlotte (cover)/Käthchen in Werther, Paula in Florencia en el Amazonas, Page in Salome, and Mrs. Rockefeller/Natalia in Frida. She recently performed Tisbe in La Cenerentola, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, and Third Wood Sprite in Rusalka at Arizona Opera.
In the 2019-2020 Season, Ms. Kaganskaya makes virtual debuts with Baltimore Concert Opera, Bronx Opera, and PROJECT [BLANK], and is the the first US-based artist available for virtual gig booking on Lockdown Presents. Pre-lockdown performances included Malka in the premiere of Elijah's Violin.
Upcoming/postponed appearances include Ludmila in The Bartered Bride and a debut as the Mezzo soloist in Verdi’s Requiem, as well as a debut with Opera Ithaca.
Other recent roles include Olga in Eugene Onegin, Hostess in Boris Godunov, Marta in Iolanta, Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Ottavia in L’incoronazione di Poppea, the title role of Serse, La Nourrice in Milhaud's Médée, Mexican Woman in A Streetcar Named Desire, Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, Julia Bertram in Mansfield Park, and Malka in the premiere of Elijah’s Violin. Recent oratorio credits include performances as the Mezzo soloist in Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Rossini’s Petite 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 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 and the Western Region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council.
Ms. Kaganskaya is represented by Piper Artists Management.
Mezzo-Soprano
September 02, 2018
4:00 PM
Butler Opera International Competition: Finalists' Concert with Round Rock Symphony
University of Texas in Austin
Further details TBA
January 26, 2019
7:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Role: Cherubino
January 29, 2019
8:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Role: Cherubino
January 31, 2019
8:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Role: Cherubino
February 03, 2019
2:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Role: Cherubino
February 07, 2019
7:30 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Au-Rene Theater
201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Role: Cherubino
February 09, 2019
7:30 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Au-Rene Theater
201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Role: Cherubino
March 16, 2019
7:30 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Frida
Miramar Cultural Center
2400 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL
Roles: Mrs. Rockefeller, Natalia Trotsky
March 17, 2019
3:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Frida
Miramar Cultural Center
2400 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL
Roles: Mrs. Rockefeller, Natalia Trotsky
March 21, 2019
8:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Frida
Miami-Dade County Auditorium
2901 W Flagler St, Miami, FL
Roles: Mrs. Rockefeller, Natalia Trotsky
March 23, 2019
7:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Frida
Miami-Dade County Auditorium
2901 W Flagler St, Miami, FL
Roles: Mrs. Rockefeller, Natalia Trotsky
March 24, 2019
3:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Frida
Miami-Dade County Auditorium
2901 W Flagler St, Miami, FL
Roles: Mrs. Rockefeller, Natalia Trotsky
March 28, 2019
7:30 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Frida
Parker Playhouse
707 NE 8th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Roles: Mrs. Rockefeller, Natalia Trotsky
March 30, 2019
7:30 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Frida
Parker Playhouse
707 NE 8th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Roles: Mrs. Rockefeller, Natalia Trotsky
April 27, 2019
7:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Werther
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Roles: Charlotte (cover), Käthchen
April 30, 2019
8:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Werther
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Roles: Charlotte (cover), Käthchen
May 02, 2019
8:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Werther
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Roles: Charlotte (cover), Käthchen
May 05, 2019
2:00 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Werther
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL
Roles: Charlotte (cover), Käthchen
May 09, 2019
7:30 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Werther
Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Au-Rene Theater
201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Roles: Charlotte (cover), Käthchen
May 11, 2019
7:30 PM
Florida Grand Opera: Werther
Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Au-Rene Theater
201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Roles: Charlotte (cover), Käthchen