Ai Ra

Noted for his “clean, shiny top register” and “supple voice underneath,” young American Tenor Ai Ra (he/they) has proven himself to be a versatile and capable performer on concert, opera, and musical theatre stages. Ai has emerged from the pandemic as a regular soloist throughout the northeastern United States, performing Gastone (La traviata) in both the immersive on-site production with MassOpera in October of 2021 as well as with Lighthouse Opera in summer 2022. An avid new music performer, Ai performed the Bishop of Puebla/Sor Filotea in the professional premiere of Carla Lucero’s Juana this past summer with dell’Arte Opera Ensemble. Simultaneously, they explored early music in Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria as the conniving suitor Pisandro. Prior to the pandemic, Ai w