Maria Valdes

American soprano Maria Valdes has been praised by The New York Times as a “first-rate singing actress,” acclaimed for her interpretations of Mozart, leading operatic heroines, and a wide-ranging concert repertoire. In the 2025–2026 season, she returned to Symphony San Jose for Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, Spanish River Concerts for Broadway to Opera, and The Metropolitan Opera to cover Frida Image #1 in El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego. She also performed Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with the Valdosta Symphony and Bellingham Festival of Music, marking her sixth appearance in the work, and made her Carnegie Hall debut singing Terre Johnson’s Te Deum with MidAmerica Productions. Recent highlights include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Opera Wilmington, and frequent appearances with Hawaii Opera Theatre. Ms. Valdes joined the Metropolitan Opera roster in 2023 and is a former Adler Fellow of San Francisco Opera.