Signet Society Artist-in-Residence

2026-27 artist-in-residence Appointment

Arianna Paz ’19 (she/her) is thrilled to be back in the Hive as the 2026-27 Artist-in-Residence!

Praised for her “warmth of timber and accomplishments as a comedienne” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), Arianna is a classical mezzo soprano with repertoire spanning from opera to oratorio to musical theatre to new work. Recent highlights include her role debut as Rosina in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Druid City Opera, as well as her two seasons as a Resident Young Artist with The Ohio Light Opera. In concert, she has appeared as a soloist in Berio’s Sinfonia in Alice Tully Hall, the world premiere of Randall Eng and Tracy K. Smith’s Harbor in Boston Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops, the Festival Internazionale di Mezza Estate with the Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese, and at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Other performance credits include Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with both Opera NexGen and Lowell House Opera, Pane in Cavalli’s La Calisto with Mannes Opera, and Zerlina (cover) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Long Island Lyric Opera. In addition to her performance pursuits, she is also passionate about teaching voice and keenly interested in how psychology can inform vocal pedagogy.

While at Harvard, she concentrated in Psychology with a Music secondary, and was extremely involved in music and theatre groups on campus such as Harvard College Opera, UChoir, HRG&SP, HRDC, and The Radcliffe Pitches. Since graduating, she received her MM in Voice & Opera from the Mannes School of Music in NYC.

This semester, you can catch her singing Inez Serrano in the world premiere of fellow drone Ethan Chavez’s new opera, No Exit, with Lowell House Opera, as well as teaching masterclasses/voice lessons around campus. This summer, Arianna will travel to San Diego, CA to be a Studio Artist with Opera NEO, where she will be covering Strega/Marta in the US premiere of Louise Bertin’s Fausto, study covering Zaida in Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia, and singing in the A Night at the Museum concert of art song.
www.ariannapazritaccio.com