Praised by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for her “velvet tone that can build to a powerful clarion,” Pakistani-American soprano Samina Aslam is rapidly gaining attention for her stunning interpretations of the lyric soprano repertoire. Ms. Aslam will debut with Chautauqua Opera in 2022 as Mukhtar Mai in Kamala Sankaram’s Thumbprint and Constance Fletcher in The Mother of Us All.  

In previous seasons, Ms. Aslam debuted as Nedda (I pagliacci), and the title role in Holst’s rarely performed one-act opera Sāvitri with New Camerata Opera. She joined Opera NEO to debut the fiery title character in Gluck’s masterpiece Armide and to cover Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte). The San Diego Story lauded her performance of Armide, stating “Samina Aslam’s ample voice displayed the requisite range of colors to embody the gamut of emotions her character displayed…she was most persuasive in furious declamation.”  

Ms. Aslam was a Resident Artist at the Boston University Opera Institute where she received their prestigious Performer’s Certificate. Her repertoire included the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Zina (Dark Sisters), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), and Micaëla (La Tragédie de Carmen).   

Ms. Aslam completed her graduate studies at the Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music, where she sang Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni). Ms. Aslam made her professional operatic debut as the Second Spirit (Die Zauberflöte) with Opéra Louisiane while completing her Bachelor’s degree at Louisiana State University and took First Prize in the Louisiana NATS Competition.