Maayan Licht

Winner of the »Best Newcomer« award at the »Oper! Awards 2025«, Maayan Licht is recognised as one of the most exciting emerging voices in opera today. Known as »the modern-day Farinelli«, Licht is celebrated for performing roles almost no one else can sing, combining vocal virtuosity with emotional depth. Alongside his stage career, he has become a social media phenomenon, with millions of views on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, bringing classical music and opera to new audiences across the globe. Amongst his more experimental projects, he headlined a queer production of Bizet’s »CarMEN«, performing the title role in collaboration with renowned drag artists at the Concertgebouw and the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, and the Parade Festival. In addition, Licht merges techno and opera with his group »Technopera«. The singer completed his vocal studies in Early Music at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and has since received numerous awards.