AmandaMajeski

Internationally renowned American soprano Amanda Majeski is a celebrated interpreter of Mozart, Strauss, Wagner and Handel. She is also highly acclaimed for her portrayal of Janáček’s Káťa Kabanová, making her debut with that role at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Best New Opera Production at the 2019 Olivier Awards), and having been described as “Katya of the moment”, following the London Symphony Orchestra concert performance conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in 2023.

During the 2024/25 season, Majeski returns to Semperoper Dresden as the title role in Strauss’ Salome. She will return to the Boston Symphony Orchestra to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and will return to her alma mater for the Curtis Institute Centennial Gala. Majeski will make her debut with the Madison Symphony Orchestra performing Strauss’ Four Last Songs and Mozart’s Requiem.

In previous seasons, Ms. Majeski has performed at some of the top stages worldwide. Recent highlights include her Metropolitan Opera debut as Countess Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro, as well as returning to perform Donna Elvira Don Giovanni and Fiordiligi Così fan tutte. At Semperoper Dresden Majeski performed her critically acclaimed title role in Janáček's Káťa Kabanová, and starred in productions of Alcina, Le clemenza di Tito, Le nozze di Figaro and Capriccio. She performed Marta The Passenger, 3rd Norn/Gutrune Götterdämmerung at Teatro Ral Madrid, at Oper Frankfurt she sang the title role Rusalka and her first Marschallin, and Countess Madeleine Capriccio, Komponist  Ariadne auf Naxos  and Fiordiligi  Così fan tutte for Santa Fe Opera. Majeski has also appeared with the Dutch National Opera, the Opéra de Paris, Pittsburgh Opera, Washington National Opera, Opernhaus Zurich and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

On the concert platform Majeski has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (cond. Gustavo Dudamel), Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Nürnberger Symphoniker and the Sinfonieorchester Aachen. Her performance of Gutrune Götterdämmerung with the Hong Kong Philharmonic cond. Jaap van Zweden was released on Naxos Records. Her many recital appearances have included Italienisches Liederbuch at 92nd Street Y with pianist Julius Drake and her solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall.

Majeski holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and Northwestern University. She was a member of San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, the Gerdine Young Artist Program at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the Steans Institute at Ravinia, and is alumnus of the Ryan Opera Center. Awards include the George London Foundation Award, first prize of the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, and a Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation.