About
Celebrated for her “magnificently rich, earthy mezzo-soprano” (Boston Music Intelligencer) and “impeccable” singing (OperaWire), Sri Lankan-American performer Tahanee Aluwihare is regularly sought out for her unique vocal timbre and vibrant stage presence.
2026/2027
The 2026/2027 season marks an exciting milestone, as she takes on one of Verdi's most celebrated mezzo-soprano roles, Amneris in Aïda, later this season.
2025/2026
In 2025, she returned to Opera Idaho as Flora in La Traviata and joined Resonance Works as Giovanna Seymour in Anna Bolena, earning praise as "mesmerizing" (OnStage Pittsburgh).
Previous Seasons
At the start of the 2022-2023 season, she debuted with Opera San Jose as Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro. She returned to Boston Camerata to play the title role of Dido in Dido and Aeneas, receiving acclaim for her portrayal which “richly embodied the internal struggles of a smitten monarch wrestling against fate” (The Arts Fuse). She subsequently returned to Opera Idaho as Ježibaba for their lauded production of Rusalka, and revisited the title role in Holst’s opera Savitri with Cambridge Chamber Ensemble after her “exquisite poetic and dramatic singing” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) in previous performances of the role.
In the 2023-2024 season, she made her debut with Teatro Grattacielo in New York City, as La Gran Vestale in La Vestale, in celebration of Maria Callas’ 100th centennial.
In previous seasons, Ms. Aluwihare has worked with Opera Memphis, Charlottesville Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Opera Idaho, and City Lyric Opera, among others.
