“Maariana Vikse gave a lovely performance as Melissa.” Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

American Mezzo-Soprano Maariana Vikse is an international, award-winning opera singer and breast cancer survivor. Her passion for singing began at the age of 4 with her first singing lesion from her grandfather.  Maariana’s goal is to make ever performance unique and special, always take the audience on a journey and have them experience the heights of passion and excitement that life has to offer. 

In addition to live performances, Maariana is releasing her first solo album “Live Every Moment” in 2020.  The songs are indicative of the most incredible moments of our lives, those that define who we are: our first kiss, heart break and deep lasting love. 

Maariana also created a mixtape of Hip-hop/Opera mashups with Grammy-Award winning producer Joshua Valleau and cellist, Brian Sanders. 

Maariana’s most recent performance was  Marquise of Berkenfeld, in Opera Carolina’s production of The Daughter of the Regiment. Other performances include the title roll of Carmen with New York City Opera's special concerts in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Duenna in Cyrano with Opera Caroline, Meg Page in Falstaff with Opera Delaware and Tigrana in Puccini's Edgar with Baltimore Concert Opera.

She made her debut in the role of Carmen with the Teatropera Festival Opera Company in Tolentino, Italy and while there she also sang arias and duets, including selections from Samson et Dalila, for Fiorenza Cossotto's 80th birthday.  Ms. Vikse's performances of Mozart's Missa Brevis and Handel's Messiah, performed at the Cathedral in Orveito, Italy was for Italian Television.  In addition, she sang Pergolesi's Stabat Matter with the Narnia Arts Festival.  She also participated in Comfort Ye, a NY Cares Fundraising with other performers including Metropolitan Opera singers Mark Delavan and Carl Tanner at Symphony Space in New York City.  She has also performed with Opus Opera and New York Lyric Opera including concert versions of Rigoletto, Die Zauberflöte, and Les Contes d'Hoffmann.  Other roles include Tessa in The Gondoliers, Melissa inPrincess Ida, Lady Angela in Patience, and Kate in The Pirates of Penzance, at many prestigious venues including City Center, the Mann Center, Wolf Trap and with the Buffalo Philharmonic with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players.  She performed the role of Sally in Die Fledermaus with the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera. 

Ms. Vikse is an alumna of the Eastman School of Music and Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts.

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