ABOUT MAIA

“Aramburu’s voice as Mimì had a sweet and sparkling timbre. However, at the end of “Si mi chiamano Mimì,” there was a major change as Aramburú moved upstage reaching the peak of the aria, her sound shifted forward creating a rich and expansive resonance that showed what her instrument is fully capable of.”

— Opera Wire

“Soprano Maia Aramburú is gifted with vocal and artistic potential that augurs well for a successful future in performance on the international stage.”

— George I. Shirley

Cosas magazine praises Maia Aramburú as Peru’s young opera promise and she’s considered one of the seven new Peruvian voices of the new generation of artists. Maia’s roles include Mimì in La bohème with the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center, L’Ensoleillad in Chérubin with the USC Opera Theatre, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte with the LAH-SOW at the Academy of Vocal Arts, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with the Vienna Summer Music Festival, Minskwoman in Flight with USC Opera Theatre, Dorothée in Cendrillon with the Miami Music Festival, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Novice in Suor Angelica with the Berlin Opera Academy; with the University of Michigan Opera, Mrs. Hayes in Susannah, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, and Countess Eleanor Craven in Daughters of the Bloody Duke. This Fall, she will debut the roles of Rosalba in Florencia en el Amazonas and will be performing the role of Mimì in La bohème in Yale Opera’s Scenes Program.

In the competition realm, Maia recently became a Winner of the Concurso Latinoamericano de Canto Lírico, an international competition run by Ernesto Palacio, director of the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, winning the “Best Peruvian Voice” prize while being the youngest singer on stage. Maia was also a recipient of the MPower Artist Grant of the Sphinx Organization in 2022. The soprano was also a Finalist in the Duncan and Williams Voice competition with New York City Opera and MSM. Aramburú has won Third Place in the George Shirley Voice Competition, First Place in the Medici International Competition, and Second Place in the MAP International Competition. Furthermore, the soprano will make her debut with the Sociedad Filarmónica de Lima in their 2024 season.

Maia is also part of EXIGENCE, the Sphinx Organization’s Vocal Ensemble. They have performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in D.C., Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, North Carolina ACDA Residency, and ACDA Southern Region Conference.

This Fall, the Peruvian soprano will be continuing her operatic studies at the prestigious Yale School of Music studying with Gerald M. Moore. Maia obtained her Bachelor of Music (BM) in Vocal Performance with a minor in Performing Arts Management and Entrepreneurship (PAME) at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance under the tutelage of emeritus tenor George I. Shirley. She also obtained her Master’s degree in Vocal Arts & Opera from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music with soprano Elizabeth Hynes.

In the arts administration world, Maia is the CEO of her production company Aramburu Productions in Lima, Peru as well as her brand new non-profit organization ALMA TAKI, an organization that encourages and promotes the growth and development of education and culture in Peru, by offering music and English language classes, recitals, concerts, operas, masterclasses, talks, and art and educational competitions for children and young adults in vulnerable situations while promoting Latinos and their music around the world.