“A sublime, sparkling bronze voice…an ideally
Wagnerian young mezzo.”
FORUM OPÉRA
ABOUT
Brazilian-American mezzo-soprano Melissa Zgouridi is quickly garnering international attention for her “sublime, sparkling bronze voice” and “magnetic presence” (Forum Opéra).
In the 2025–2026 season, Melissa made several house and role debuts, including her Bregenz Festival debut as Annina in Verdi’s La traviata on the Seebühne, her role debut as Brangäne in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at Stadttheater Klagenfurt, and her house and role debuts as Cornelia in Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the Salzburger Landestheater. In spring 2026, she returned to the Metropolitan Opera to cover Frida Kahlo in Gabriela Lena Frank’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego, stepping in for the orchestra dress rehearsal under Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
"Melissa Zgouridi is an outstanding choice for the title role. With her velvety, dark mezzo-soprano, she portrays a Carmen full of fire, setting men's hearts ablaze."
ONLINE MUSIK MAGAZIN
CALENDAR 25/26
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
STADTTHEATER KLAGENFURT
ROLE: BRANGÄNE
CONDUCTOR: CHIN-CHAO LIN
DIRECTOR: ARON STIEHL
PREMIERE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2025
21, 24, 27, 30 SEPTEMBER
03, 10, 16, 22 & 25 OCTOBER
GIULIO CESARE
SALZBURGER LANDESTHEATER
ROLE: CORNELIA
CONDUCTOR: CARLO BENEDETTO CIMENTO
DIRECTORS: CHIARA OSELLA & CARLO MASSARI
PREMIERE: 17 JANUARY 2026
22, 28, 31 JANUARY
03, 20, 25 FEBRUARY
EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE
FRIDA Y DIEGO
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
ROLE: FRIDA KAHLO (COVER)
CONDUCTOR: YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN
DIRECTOR: DEBORAH COLKER
PREMIERE: 14 MAY 2026
17, 22, 26, 30 MAY
03 & 05 JUNE
KRÖNUNGSMESSE
BREGENZER FESTSPIELE - FESTMESSE
ALTO SOLOIST
CONDUCTOR: BENJAMIN LACK
BREGENZER FESTSPIELCHOR
SYMPHONIEORCHESTER VORARLBERG
SUNDAY, 19 JULY 2026 @ 10.00
PFARRKIRCHE HERZ JESU, BREGENZ
LA TRAVIATA
BREGENZER FESTSPIELE
ROLE: ANNINA
CONDUCTOR: KIRILL KARABITS, PIETRO RIZZO
DIRECTOR: DAMIANO MICHIELETTO
PREMIERE: 22 JULY 2026
23 JULY - 23 AUGUST
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PAST HIGHLIGHTS
ERDA - SIEGFRIED - OPÉRA ROYAL DE VERSAILLES
ERDA - SIEGFRIED - THEATER DORTMUND
ERDA - DAS RHEINGOLD - THEATER DORTMUND
ERDA - SIEGFRIED - SAARLÄNDISCHES STAATSTHEATER
CARMEN - CARMEN - THEATER HAGEN
2024-2025
2023-2024
SUZUKI (COVER) - MADAMA BUTTERFLY - THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
3RD WITCH - MACBETH UNDERWORLD - OPÉRA COMIQUE
ERDA - DAS RHEINGOLD - THEATER DORTMUND
PRINZ ORLOFSKY - DIE FLEDERMAUS - STADTTHEATER KLAGENFURT
ERDA - DAS RHEINGOLD - OPÉRA ROYAL DE VERSAILLES
ERDA - DAS RHEINGOLD - SAARLÄNDISCHES STAATSTHEATER
CARMEN - CARMEN - SAARLÄNDISCHES STAATSTHEATER
2022-2023
As Erda in "Das Rheingold"
“Melissa Zgouridi delivers a vocally impeccable and profoundly moving Brangäne."
DER STANDARD
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MEDIA
Top Right: Elizabeth Connell Finals in Wigmore Hall
Left: As Brangäne in "Tristan und Isolde"
Bottom: As Cornelia in "Giulio Cesare"
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