Tara Jamshidian is an American soprano of Iranian and Portuguese descent, who is quickly gaining recognition for her commanding stage presence and soaring voice. Most recently, she appeared as Tosca with Regina Opera to great acclaim. Earlier this summer, she sang the role of Gerhilde in Die Walküre with New Jersey Opera Theater, earning a notable mention in The Wagner Journal for her performance.

 

Tara was selected to sing Cio-Cio-San in a concert presentation of Madama Butterfly with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and joined Heartbeat Opera in New York City for a concert of selections from Tosca. She returns to New Jersey Opera Theater in 2026 to take on the role of Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Siegfried, and the Foreign Princess in Rusalka. She will revisit the role of Tosca again this fall with the Somerset Symphony Orchestra.

 

In concert, Tara has portrayed Sieglinde in Act I of Die Walküre with the Boston Wagner Society, under the musical direction of Brett Hodgdon and the guidance of renowned soprano Jane Eaglen. Her repertoire reflects a strong affinity for both the German and Italian spinto-dramatic canon, including roles in Il Tabarro, Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Simon Boccanegra, and Tosca, which she has also sung at the Natchez Festival of Music.

 

A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Tara has been recognized in several major competitions. She was a semifinalist in the Premiere Opera Foundation Competition and a finalist in NYIOP’s Anonymous Audition Project (German repertoire), New Hampshire Opera Idol, MIOpera International Vocal Competition, and the SAS Performing Arts Company Competition.