Greek-American mezzo-soprano Daveda Karanas has been hailed for her “capacious power” and “a voice lustrous and exciting.” (San Francisco Chronicle). Ms. Karanas opens the current season with her Carnegie Hall debut in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Athens Philharmonic, Yiannis Hadjiloizou conducting. Additional engagements include a role and house debut as Herodias in Salome at Hawaii Opera Theatre and a house debut at Teatro Real (Madrid) as Lise in The Passenger, a signature role. Last season she made her debut at the Israeli Opera singing Lise in The Passenger, a role she has performed at Florida Grand...
Daveda Karanas
Mezzo-Soprano
“Two of Klopstock’s poems were sung...magnificently and sumptuously by Mezzo-soprano Daveda Karanas”
Kevin T. McEneaney, The Millbrook Independent, October 11, 2019 - Mahler Symphony No. 2 at Carnegie Hall with the Athens Philharmonic
“American mezzo Daveda Karanas made a first class Lisa, her firm, powerful voice well suited to her remorseless character...”
Mark Glanville, Opera Now, June 2019 - Liese in 'The Passenger' at Israeli Opera
“Daveda Karanas was a velvet-voiced, soft-edged Fricka who admitted wanting the new castle to bind Wotan closer to her.”
Maria Nockin, Opera Today, April 18, 2018 - Fricka in 'Das Rheingold' at Arizona Opera
“Karanas made a memorable OTSL debut as Mother Marie of the Incarnation...She’s tall and commanding, with a big, gorgeous voice that’s seamless from top to bottom.”
Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 20, 2014 - Mother Marie in 'Dialogues of the Carmelites' at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
“Other outstanding vocal performances included...commanding mezzo-soprano Daveda Karanas as Ježibaba, the witch who gives Rusalka a potion to cross over into the human world...”
Cathalena E. Burch, Arizona Daily Star, November 20, 2016 - Ježibaba in 'Rusalka' at Arizona Opera
“As Liese, the mezzo-soprano Daveda Karanas gave a richly textured performance, with a gleaming voice and first-class acting. She effectively communicated a person being overwhelmed by guilt, as her desperate rationalizations failed her.”
David Fleshler, South Florida Classical Review, April 4, 2016 - Liese in 'The Passenger' at Florida Grand Opera