Ai חיים Ra
TENOR | SCIENTIST | CREATIVE
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"In the 2023/24 season, Ai performed with St. Petersburg Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and Seagle Festival. Their roles include Roméo (Roméo et Juliette), Padre Antonio (With Blood With Ink), and Pang (Turandot). This summer, they debuted with Teatro Nuovo.
lively... [comedy] written all over him
"Other villains of the misogynist male variety were played by... the lively Ai Ra as the cross-dressing and nearly mustache-twirling Bishop of Puebla. I look forward to seeing him in a comedy one of these days. Acting-wise, he’s got Don Basilio written all over him."
- Parterre Box
2024 Schedule
In 2024, following his debut with Seagle Music Festival at the end of the previous season, Ai joins Boston Youth Symphony, St. Petersburg Opera, Temple Emanu-El, and Teatro Nuovo.
NORMA
Boston Youth Symphony | January 21, 2024
Ai joins the chorus of this fully staged Norma, performed Harvard's Sanders Theater.
TURANDOT
St. Petersburg Opera | March 15-19, 2024
Ai sings Pang in their debut with St. Petersburg Opera in March 2024.
YEHUDIT
Temple Emanu-El | May 16, 2024
Ai joins the world premiere of the first Chazzanut Opera, Yehudit by Iris Karlin, covering the principal tenor role of Cohen Gadol Uziyahu
ANNA DI RESBURGO
Teatro Nuovo | June-July 2024
Ai is a resident artist at Teatro Nuovo this summer, covering the principal role Edemondo in the modern premiere of Carolina Uccelli's Anna di Resburgo with performances at Montclair State University and the Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
an unusual, well-suited instrument
"Tenor Ai Chaim Ra has an unusual instrument well suited to the lovelorn poet of "Il rimprovero" and used dynamic variation well."
- Voce di Meche