Anna Maria Mendieta - Solo to Ensemble
- San Francisco, CA
- Harpist
- 188 Verified Bookings
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Upcoming holiday party? Give them something unforgettable! I am a professional opera singer who travels around the country (and world)! I have sung roles with the San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and many more, and know a wide variety of repertoire. Want to hire an opera diva for your next event to class it up? I'm your gal! I can perform with or without a pianist, bring the whole diva act or just sing beautiful music while you enjoy a romantic dinner! Guaranteed to wow your guests and I love to put on a great show. Hope to hear from you!
Marina came to my small event and sang a couple opera and art songs. So amazing. She's an incredible preformer and was the highlight of the night. Can't wait to have her back.
Price Range: $100-1000
Gig Length: 30 - 60 minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Unions: AGMA, SAG-AFTRA Eligible
Versatility! If you're looking for someone who can sing a famous opera aria, then turn around and sing Sting's "Fields of Gold", I'm the performer you're looking for. I have extensive training in opera, jazz, musical theater, and pop vocal styles. I can accompany myself on the piano, hire a pianist, or I have my own PA system so that I can literally provide a full orchestra as well. If you're looking to spice up a burlesque or drag show, I can provide the full "diva" experience! Or if you want someone in a princess costume to come and sing to your kids, I can do that as well. Your imagination is the only limit!
Heralded by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “knockout combination of vocal power and expressive eloquence”, soprano Marina Harris is quickly establishing herself as a talent to watch. An alumna of the prestigious Adler Fellowship program at the San Francisco Opera, Ms. Harris’ appearances with the company included four world premiere operas; Nolan Gasser’s The Secret Garden (in the role of Susan Sowerby), Mark Adamo’s The Gosepel of Mary Magdalene (Tamar/Girl/Seeker), Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne (Maid), Jack Perla’s Love/Hate (Samantha), and covering numerous leading roles, most notably the role of Elsa in Lohengrin. In September 2013, she garnered national attention as a last-minute replacement for Patricia Racette in the role of Elena (Helen of Troy) in San Francisco Opera’s season-opening production of Boito’s Mefistofele.
Marina has also joined the roster of the Los Angeles Opera to cover the verismo roles of Nedda in Pagliacci and the title role in Madama Butterfly. She has made leading role debuts with Opera Idaho (Tatiana in Eugene Onegin), Pacific Opera Project (title role in Ariadne auf Naxos) and the Southern Illinois Music Festival (Mathilde in Guillaume Tell). Ms. Harris’ international credits include the Festival der jugend Stimmen in Switzerland as Elisabeth in Tannhäuser and as a guest performer with the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China. 2021-22 saw performances with The Infinite Stage in her hometown of Long Beach, a return to Southern Illinois in the role of Fiordiligi (Felicia) in Così fan tutte (aka Covid fan tutte), a company debut with GLOW Lyric Theater in their 2021 Festival, Berta in The Barber of Seville with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Colette in the world premiere of Laura Schwendiger’s Cabaret of Shadows with Musiqa Houston, the Marquise of Berkenfield in La Fille du Regiment with the Opera Buffs at the Colburn School of Music, and performances at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City with composer and pianist Felix Jarrar. In 2023, Marina will make her US debut as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre, sing the soprano solos in Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 (Lobgesang) with the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra, release an EP with her band Bones & Teeth, perform a recital series in Germany, and finish an ongoing recording project of the songs of Erich Korngold.
From the baroque period to contemporary, Marina has been featured as a soprano soloist in a diverse range of repertoire, including Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, Verdi’s Requiem, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor. Additionally, she has performed in the West Coast premieres of Charles Stanford’s Stabat Mater and Cecelia MacDowall’s Magnificat with the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra. She originated the role of Angelina (wife of famous Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who helped at least 10,000 Jews escape Nazi Germany during WWII) in Bruce Neely’s oratorio, Circular 14. Ms. Harris has been a guest soloist with the Marin Symphony, the California Symphony, the West Los Angeles Symphony, and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, among many others. In recital, Marina has appeared with Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series, with the Brava! Opera Theater, as part of The Song Continues with Marilyn Horne and the Weill Institute of Music, and with San Francisco Performances. She has also been featured on WQRX, New York’s leading classical radio station, along with baritone Norman Garrett and Ken Noda of the Metropolitan Opera.
In 2015, Ms. Harris was awarded the Dorothea-Glatt-Förderpreis in the triennial International Wagnerstimmen Competition, securing her place as one of the top singers of Wagnerian repertoire worldwide. Marina has won numerous other awards for her performances of the Wagnerian repertoire, including the 2015 George London Vienna Prize and the George London-Leonie Rysanek Award in 2014, and the Gerda Lissner Foundation’s Vocal Competition in both 2015 and 2017. She has received additional grants and awards from the Wagner Society of Northern California, the Merola Opera Program, the Palm Springs Opera Guild, and the Loren L. Zachary International Vocal Competition.
Ms. Harris resides in Long Beach, California.
If you will need me to provide my own accompaniment, either with a backing track or pianist, I will need to know that at least a week prior to booking. Pianists will require an additional fee when booking. I will need access to a working outlet for electricity if I am providing my own accompaniment with PA (a PA is a very loud speaker and microphone combination--if you prefer a quieter mood for your event, please hire me along with a piano accompaniment--it will fit the situation better, most likely).
April 16, 2019 • 11:30am - 11:45am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
March 10, 2019 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Religious Celebration |
Some audience favorites:
Un bel di from Madama Butterfly (one of the most recognizable opera arias)
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi (another classic!)
Habanera from Carmen (a spicy number!)
To this we've come from The Consul (drama for days)
Climb every mountain from The Sound of Music (a classic for theater lovers)
Somewhere from West Side Story
Carceleras by Chapi (ask me about my Spanish/mariachi repertoire!)
Torch songs
Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter, and the Great American Songbook
Jessye Norman, Birgit Nilsson, Maria Callas - opera singers
If you would like me to be accompanied by a pianist, please let me know if there will be a piano on site. If there is already a PA on site, I would prefer to use it rather than bring my own. A microphone is required for any jazz or musical theater.
Sherrie B. said “Worth the investment!”
Nicole S. said “We got lots and lots of compliments at the event last might. Professional and very talented. I highly recommend!”
Rosemary D. said “Gabriel you were fantastic! Our guests were in awe of your incredible voice and performance. Thank you for making our evening extra special. Sincerely…”
Barbara B. W. said “Kudos to Erin for her willingness to take our event on given the resistance to talking "out loud" about Adults who suffer from Serious Mental…”