A moment of Melina
Heralded by Opera News for their “lush” voice, Melina Jaharis is a Greek-American with a “rich, dark, resonant” mezzo soprano.
This season includes five exciting productions, two world premieres, Beyond the Horizon and Tin Angel with Teatro Grattacielo, as well as joining the company as Marcellina. Additionally, Melina will be joining Heartbeat Opera as the Page in Salome, covering Herodias. They will join Opera Company Middlebury as Zita, adding to their whopping list of 44 roles performed and covered. They will be singing excerpts from Rigoletto and Il trovatore with Opera Magnifico on their Verdi concert, as well as joining Regina Opera for a concert series.
Previous notable roles include performances and covers of Carmen, Santuzza, Amneris, Ortrud, Azucena and La madre di Butterfly (Sarasota Opera).
In 2018, Melina sang with Wolf Trap Opera, performing the Contessa di Ceprano and covering Maddalena. Equally comfortable speaking German and English, they studied in Vienna, Austria at the Konservatorium Prayner in the year before their graduate studies. Melina is a Greek citizen.
Opera News
"Melina Jaharis unveiled a lush mezzo as Isabella.”
Giulietta e Romeo (Zandonai) - Teatro Grattacielo, 2022
Chicago Tribune
“Melina Jaharis brought a rich contralto to Ma Moss, Laurie's widowed mother, who lives an unrealized life through her daughters.”
The Tender Land - Northwestern University, 2017
Chatham Life and Style
“Jaharis’ resonant, dark [mezzo] soprano allowed for a lot of flexibility within this role, which is ideal for the immense range this role has with contralto-like writing in some places and soprano-like writing in others. They navigated each of these with confidence and careful dexterity for a performance that captured so much of the essence of Hannah After’s spirit.”
As One - Carolina Performing Arts, 2020
Opera Wire
“As the mother Kate Mayo, Melina Jaharis had a clear sound and solid diction”
Beyond the Horizon (Flagello) Teatro Grattacielo, 2024
