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Hailed by the New York Times as “a beautiful woman who commands the stage” and “a major soprano,” Ailyn Pérez is increasingly in demand at the world’s leading opera houses and cultural capitals.

Ailyn Pérez has received several honours including the 2012 Richard Tucker Award (thereby becoming the only Hispanic recipient in the award’s 35-year history), the 15th annual Plácido Domingo Award, the 2016 Beverly Sills Award from The Metropolitan Opera, the 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, and the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award. As Opera News observes, “The phrase ‘an embarrassment of riches’ might have been invented to describe the combination of talents that belong to Ailyn Pérez … who truly seems to have it all.”

Ailyn begins the 2016-17 season with a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Mimi (La bohème), before performing Violetta (La Traviata) at Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. She will also give recitals in Chicago, at the Three Palaces Festival in Malta, Wolf Trap Foundation USA, and will return to Teatro alla Scala as Violetta and as Mimi. Further ahead, Ailyn will return to the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Houston Grand Opera and Metropolitan Opera, and will make her house debut at Netherlands Opera and role debut as Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte).

Ailyn Pérez is a graduate of Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts and Indiana University. Her many accolades include the George London Foundation’s Leonie Rysanek Award, Shoshana Foundation Career Grant (2007), 2nd place in the 2006 Plácido Domingo Operalia Competition, and honors from the Loren L. Zachary Foundation, Opera Index, and the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation. Ailyn is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Guild Artist’s Council and the Advisory Board for Time In Kids, an acclaimed arts education and outreach initiative based in New York City.

She recently joined the New Century Chamber Orchestra for a concert series featuring Rachmaninov’s Vocalise and the ‘Letter Scene’ from Eugene Onegin; and created the role of Tatyana Bakst in the World Premiere of Jake Heggie’s Great Scott at Dallas Opera, before returning to Dallas as the title role in Manon. She had return engagements at Houston Grand Opera as the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro), The Met as Musetta (La bohème), and starred as Juliette in a new production of Romeo et Juliette for Santa Fe Opera.

Ailyn made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Spring 2015 as Michaela (Carmen). Additional highlights have included her Houston Grand Opera debut as Desdemona (Otello); Mimi (La boheme) at the Teatro alla Scala and at the Hamburgische Staatsoper; Adina (L’elisir d’amore) at the Vienna State Opera and Washington National Opera; Violetta for Covent Garden, Ópera de Oviedo, the Bayerische Staatsoper and in a new production for Hamburg State Opera; Violetta and Manon on a Japanese tour with the Royal Opera House; her house debuts at the Bolshoi – as Mimì (La bohème) – and at Glyndebourne, as Falstaff’s Alice Ford; Countess in Le nozze di Figaro and Marguerite (Faust) for Hamburg State Opera; Suzel (L’amico Fritz) in Moscow; Mimì in Zurich and Los Angeles.

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Cast Change Announced for EUGENE ONEGIN at The Met


Marjukka Tepponen will sing Tatiana in tonight’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, replacing Ailyn Pérez.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At EUGENE ONEGIN at the Met Opera


Ailyn Pérez has excited Met audiences in several of opera’s benchmark soprano roles, and she adds another one this season as Tatiana, the naïve young girl who grows into a sophisticated beauty in Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous opera of unrequited love.

VIDEO: Surprise Marriage Proposal Follows Performance of San Francisco Opera's TOSCA


The curtain call of a recent performance of Tosca at San Francisco Opera ended a little differently than usual! Following the performance, the audience got to watch a real life love story unfold when Soloman Howard (Angelotti) proposed to Ailyn Pérez (Tosca).

VIDEO: Go Behind The Scenes Of Three Divas Live in Concert Streaming Live From Versailles 5/22


Wagnerians in Concert features sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle, live from the Hessisches Staatstheater, in Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 8. Three Divas showcases sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Nadine Sierra and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, live from the Opéra Royal-Château de Versailles, in France, on May 22. Both concerts will be streamed live on the Met's website at 1pm EST/7pm CET, and will then be available on demand for 14 days.

VIDEO: Three Divas Live in Concert To Stream Live From Versailles 5/22


Wagnerians in Concert features sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle, live from the Hessisches Staatstheater, in Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 8. Three Divas showcases sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Nadine Sierra and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, live from the Opéra Royal-Château de Versailles, in France, on May 22. Both concerts will be streamed live on the Met's website at 1pm EST/7pm CET, and will then be available on demand for 14 days.

'Live With Carnegie Hall' And 'Learn With Carnegie Hall' Continue With New Episodes


Carnegie Hall continues its new online seriesa?"Live with Carnegie Halla?"with an episode tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23 at 2PM EDT, hosted by Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and joined by special guests sopranos Angel Blue, Renée Fleming, and Ailyn Pérez, and Metropolitan Opera Director of Music Administration Thomas Lausmann and Chorus Master Donald Palumbo.

LIVE WITH CARNEGIE HALL and LEARN WITH CARNEGIE HALL Continue With New Episodes


Carnegie Hall continues its new online series-Live with Carnegie Hall-with an episode tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23 at 2PM EDT, hosted by Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and joined by special guests sopranos Angel Blue, Renée Fleming, and Ailyn Pérez, and Thomas Lausmann and Donald Palumbo.

VIDEO: Ailyn Perez Leads Lincoln Center's Fifth MEMORIAL FOR US ALL Broadcast


Ailyn Pérez led the fifth Memorial For Us All broadcast on Sunday, May 31.

MEMORIAL FOR US ALL Continues With Kelli O'Hara and Ailyn Pérez


Kelli O'Hara and opera star Ailyn Pérez will lead the fourth and fifth Memorial For Us All broadcasts on Sunday, May 24 and Sunday, May 31 at 6:00 pm ET, respectively.

BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S AMAZING NIGHT at At The Balboa Theatre


The San Diego Opera's first Detour Series performance this season was 'One Amazing Night' with Soprano Ailyn Pérez, tenor Joshua Guerrero and accompanist Abdiel Vázquez. All are outstanding young award winners with impressive resumes. The first half featured operatic arias, enjoyable and worth the ticket price on their own. But the second half was something different--and special. In it the artists performed classic popular Mexican songs they grew up with, and their passionate affection was obvious. Vázquez was born in Mexico. Pérez and Guerrero are American children of Mexican immigrants.

San Diego Opera Presents Ailyn Perez And Joshua Guerrero In Concert For One Amazing Night


San Diego Opera's 2019-2020 season continues with a special one-night-only event on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 7:30 PM when soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Joshua Guerrero perform in concert at the Balboa Theatre. They will be accompanied by pianist Abdiel Vázquez. Ailyn Pérez is no stranger to San Diego Opera, having made her Company debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet in 2010, returning to sing Marguerite in Faust in 2011, and in recital in 2014. In demand at all the major opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, and Opéra National de Paris, Ms. Pérez is the winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award, the 15th annual Plácido Domingo Award, and the 14th annual Opera News Award. 

VIDEO: Get A First Look At LA BOHEME at The Met Opera


Three casts of captivating artists bring Puccini's classic tragedy of bohemian friends and lovers to life in Franco Zeffirelli's immortal staging. Tenors Matthew Polenzani, Roberto Alagna, and Joseph Calleja trade off as the exuberant Rodolfo, alongside sopranos Ailyn Pérez, Hei-Kyung Hong, and Maria Agresta as the fragile Mimì. Marco Armiliato and Emmanuel Villaume share conducting duties.

Franco Zeffirelli's Iconic Production Of LA BOHEME Returns To The Met Stage


The Metropolitan Opera presents Puccini's La Bohème, conducted by Marco Armiliato, with eight initial performances beginning October 25, 2019. Ailyn Pérez returns to the role of the seamstress Mimì; her lover, the poet Rodolfo, is portrayed by Matthew Polenzani in his Met role debut. Olga Kulchynska makes her Met debut as the singer Musetta, while David Bizic sings the role of the painter Marcello.

San Diego Opera's 2019-2020 Season Continues With Ailyn Pérez And Joshua Guerrero In Recital


San Diego Opera's 2019-2020 season continues with a special one-night-only event on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 7:30 PM when soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Joshua Guerrero perform in concert at the Balboa Theatre.

Metropolitan Opera Guild's 85th Annual Diamond Jubilee To Honor Martina Arroyo & Teresa Stratas


The Metropolitan Opera Guild today announced that the honorees of its “Diamond Jubilee” celebration will be luminaries Martina Arroyo and Teresa Stratas.  The Guild's 85th Annual Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, November 20th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.  Special remarks by Stephanie Blythe and musical tributes by Ailyn Pérez and Matthew Polenzani will be performed during the event.

VIDEO: Get A First Look at FALSTAFF at The Met


Baritone Ambrogio Maestri brings his larger-than-life portrayal of the title role back for the first time since his Met role debut in the 2013-14 season. Robert Carsen's insightful production-which moves the action to postwar England in the 1950s-features an exceptional cast that includes soprano Ailyn Pérez as Alice Ford and soprano Golda Schultz as Nannetta.

The Met Announces 2019/20 Season; PORGY AND BESS, Premieres of AGRIPPINA and AKHNATEN, & More


The Metropolitan Opera today announced its 2019 20 season, which opens on September 23 with a new production of the Gershwins' classic American opera Porgy and Bess, last performed at the Met in 1990, starring Eric Owens and Angel Blue, directed by James Robinson and conducted by David Robertson.

VIDEO: Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak on Carmen


Tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak discuss their on- and off-stage romance with host Ailyn Pérez during the Live in HD transmission of “Carmen.”

Celebrity Opera Series Continues With Plácido Domingo And Soprano Ailyn Pérez At The Broad Stage


The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage's 2018-19 Celebrity Opera Series continues -Placido Domingo with soprano Ailyn Perez on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:30pm.  Eugene Kohn conducts the orchestra.

Opera Star Ailyn Pérez And More Come to Kaufman Music Center's 2018 Gala


Opera Star Ailyn Perez, Flute legends Lady Jeanne Galway & Sir James Galway, Lydia Kontos and more at Kaufman Music Center's 2018 Gala.

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