Katia Hayati (pronouns they/them/their) is a soprano based in Boise, ID after relocating from the San Francisco Bay Area.
They are an avid recitalist, with a particular interest in new music and music by under-represented composers. In 2023 they will perform works by Rebecca Clarke in multiple venues. Past concert programs include works by Libby Larsen, Alan Louis Smith, Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, and others.
Some favorite opera roles have included Pisana in I Due Foscari, Clotilde in Norma, Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, all with West Bay Opera, Magda Sorel in The Consul with Just Opera, and the Mother in Hansel and Gretel with Bayshore Lyric Opera.
Katia delights in singing comedic cross-cast and pants roles. They have performed Sparkeion in Gilbert and Sullivan's Thespis with Lyric Theatre, the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance and Sempronio in Lo Speziale with Bay Area Opera Collaborative, and Siébel in Faust with Verismo Opera.
Katia studies with Susanne Mentzer and coaches with Maureen Zoltek and Jessica Hall.
Katia came to singing following a career as a software engineer at Silicon Valley startups. They hold advanced degrees in mathematics and computer science.
View Katia's performance resume.
They are an avid recitalist, with a particular interest in new music and music by under-represented composers. In 2023 they will perform works by Rebecca Clarke in multiple venues. Past concert programs include works by Libby Larsen, Alan Louis Smith, Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, and others.
Some favorite opera roles have included Pisana in I Due Foscari, Clotilde in Norma, Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, all with West Bay Opera, Magda Sorel in The Consul with Just Opera, and the Mother in Hansel and Gretel with Bayshore Lyric Opera.
Katia delights in singing comedic cross-cast and pants roles. They have performed Sparkeion in Gilbert and Sullivan's Thespis with Lyric Theatre, the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance and Sempronio in Lo Speziale with Bay Area Opera Collaborative, and Siébel in Faust with Verismo Opera.
Katia studies with Susanne Mentzer and coaches with Maureen Zoltek and Jessica Hall.
Katia came to singing following a career as a software engineer at Silicon Valley startups. They hold advanced degrees in mathematics and computer science.
View Katia's performance resume.