Sheida Damghani

Sheida Damghani was born in Shiraz, Iran, and grew up in Tehran. In 2008 she began to study voice at the HfMT Hamburg and demonstrated her extraordinary talent in number of important roles, including Susanna in “Le nozze di Figaro” and the title role in Poulenc's “Les Mamelles de Tirésias”. She also performed at the Kiel Theater, SH-Landestheater and at the Hamburg State Opera in Rolf Riehm's Pasolini in Ostia. As a member of the opera studio, she worked at the Komische Oper Berlin under the direction of Barrie Kosky with conductors such as Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Henrik Nánási, and Vladimir Jurowski, to name but a few. She is very passionate about preserving the art of recital and has been heard in various programs together with pianist, Burkhard Kehring at Festivals such as the Meloslogos