Marlen Nahhas

Marlen Nahhas, praised for her “impassioned soprano” (San Francisco Chronicle), is entering her third season as a Cafritz Young Artist of Washington National Opera. Upcoming engagements include singing Mimì in La bohème for Washington National Opera’s emerging artist performances. Highlights of her time as a Cafritz Young Artist include Pamina in The Magic Flute, Violetta in La traviata (under the direction of Francesca Zambello), Flamingo in Jeanine Tesori’s The Lion, The Unicorn and Me, Queer Kid in the world premiere of Kamla Sankaram’s Taking Up Serpents, a Concert of Comedic Masterpieces under the baton of Maestro Joseph Colaneri, and Foreign Woman in The Consul. Additionally she made her debut with the National Symphony Orchestra in excerpts from La bohème conducted by NSO music dire