Amanda Majeski

Internationally renowned American soprano Amanda Majeski serves as Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Michigan while maintaining an active international performance career. She is celebrated as a leading interpreter of Mozart, Strauss, Wagner, and Handel repertoire, with particular acclaim for her portrayal of Janáček's Káťa Kabanová, which earned Best New Opera Production at the 2019 Olivier Awards at Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

Professor Majeski holds degrees from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music and Northwestern University. Her professional journey includes membership in San Francisco Opera's Merola Program, the Gerdine Young Artist Program at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the Steans Institute at Ravinia. She is also an alumna of the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she made her mainstage debut as Countess Almaviva with only a few hours' notice.

An acclaimed performer, Professor Majeski has appeared at major opera houses worldwide including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Semperoper Dresden (where she was previously a member of the ensemble), Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dutch National Opera, and Opéra de Paris. Her repertoire spans Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, and the title roles in Janáček's Káťa Kabanová and Rusalka.

• George London Foundation Award recipient
• First prize winner of Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition
• Sara Tucker Study Grant recipient from Richard Tucker Foundation

Professor Majeski maintains an active international schedule while teaching, with upcoming performances including the title role in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at the BBC Proms (2025-2026 season). Her dual commitment to performance excellence and academic instruction provides students with unique insights from the professional operatic world.