Bio / Resume

Described as having “incredible vocal power and control” and praised for her “poise and great tenderness,” soprano, Bharati Soman, can currently be seen performing with Sopranessence (for which she also serves as Director of Operations) throughout the DC Metro Area.

Recent Opera Chorus credits include Aida and Il Trovatore with Washington National Opera and Otello, Macbeth, Don Carlo, and Turandot with Maryland Lyric Opera. Past credits include leading roles with companies throughout Northern California: Countess Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro) with Cinnabar Theater, Mimì (La Bohème), and the title roles in Madame Butterfly and Semele with Pocket Opera, Hanna Glawari (The Merry Widow) with Livermore Valley Opera, Diana (Emperor Norton) with California Chamber Opera, and Zerlina (Don Giovanni) with Sacramento Opera. Other repertoire includes Léïla (Les pêcheurs de perles), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), and Yum-Yum (The Mikado).

Also active as a concert soloist, Bharati has performed works with Peachtree Christian Church, Choralis, the UC Davis Symphony, Kensington Symphony Orchestra, Camellia Symphony Orchestra, Washington Chamber Symphony, and given recitals for Oakland Lyric Opera.

Bharati is a past winner of the San Francisco Sinfonietta Messiah Competition and the East Bay Opera League Young Artists Scholarship Awards Competition. She has also been a finalist in Orlando Opera's Rehfuss Singing Actor Competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Awards, Pacific Region, and has placed in Eugene Opera’s Belle Voci National Competition and Maryland Opera Society’s Marie E. Crump Vocal Arts Competition.

In addition to performing, Bharati maintains a private studio in Falls Church, VA, is a Teaching Artist at Creative Cauldron, and serves on the Faculty of The LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework(TM). Past teaching experience includes working as a Teaching Artist with Heard, and Lecturer in Applied Voice at UC Davis. Bharati has She holds a Bachelor of Music from James Madison University, as well as a Master of Music and Performer Diploma from Indiana University.

RESUMÉ

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Role Production Company Year

Soprano Various Sopranessence (formerly 7 Sopranos) 2008-Present

Soprano Soloist Messiah w/Peachtree Philharmonic Peachtree Christian Church 2025

Ensemble Aida Washington National Opera 2025

Ensemble Otello Maryland Lyric Opera 2023

Ensemble Il Trovatore Washington National Opera 2022

Ensemble Macbeth Maryland Lyric Opera 2022

Ensemble Don Carlo Maryland Lyric Opera 2022

Ensemble Turandot Maryland Lyric Opera 2022

Guest Artist A Gospel Christmas Bethany House of Northern Virginia 2022 & 2021

Soprano Soloist Mozart Requiem Fairfax/Battlefield HS Choirs 2018

Countess The Marriage of Figaro Cinnabar Theater 2014

Featured Artist "Ode to India" Artscape 2013

Soprano Soloist Händel: Messiah Choralis 2010

Mimi La Boheme Pocket Opera 2008

Soprano Soloist Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 UC Davis Symphony Orchestra 2007

Cio-Cio San Madame Butterfly Pocket Opera 2007

Guest Artist Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 UC Davis Cello Festival 2007

Hanna Glawari The Merry Widow Livermore Valley Opera 2006

Diana Emperor Norton California Chamber Opera 2005

Countess The Marriage of Figaro Cinnabar Theater 2005

Semele* Semele Pocket Opera 2005

Guest Artist Richard Swift Memorial Concert UC Davis Symphony Orchestra 2005

Featured Artist Holiday Concert Kensington Symphony Orchestra 2004

Featured Artist "A Holiday Special" East Bay Opera League 2004

Zerlina Don Giovanni Sacramento Opera 2004

"Lizzie"/Leischen The Coffee Cantata Pocket Opera 2004

2nd Woman Dido & Aeneas Pocket Opera 2004

Leila Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) Capitol Opera Sacramento 2004

Guest Artist Berlioz 2003 Bicentennial Tribute UC Davis Symphony Orchestra 2003

Mabel The Pirates of Penzance Davis Comic Opera 2003

Sean/Zhong* Upon a Time KachinaMusiK 2003

Jospehine (Cover) H.M.S. Pinafore Davis Comic Opera 2003

Gives Bread/Hears All* Corps of Discovery Ash Lawn Opera Festival 2002
(now Charlottesville Opera)

Flora La Traviata Ash Lawn Opera Festival 2002

Soprano Soloist Vivaldi Gloria & Introduction, RV588 Washington Chamber Symphony 2000

Featured Artist "India in Western Classical Music" Benefit Concert for Chinmaya Mission 2000
Washington Regional Center

* = Concert Version

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Position Company Year

Private Voice Instructor Bharati Soman Voice Studio 2004-Present

Teaching Artist Creative Cauldron 2022-Present

Faculty LoVetri Institute for Somatic VoiceworkTM 2022-Present

Teaching Artist Heard: An Arts Program for Silent Stories 2021-2023

After-School Voice Instructor South Lakes High School 2013-2015

After-School Voice Instructor Fairfax High School 2009-2018

Lecturer, Applied Voice University of California, Davis 2005-2008

VOCAL DIRECTING EXPERIENCE

Position Production Company Year

Music (Vocal) Director Disney's Aladdin: Dual Language Edition Creative Cauldron 2025

Music (Vocal) Director Madeline's Christmas Creative Cauldron 2025

Music (Vocal) Director Little Women: The Musical Creative Cauldron 2026