Rena Harms

Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for a “winningly liquid” voice as well as for her “dramatic vividness and vocal flourish,” Santa Fe native Rena Harms has recently brought her signature role of Cio-Cio-San to Madame Butterfly productions at English National Opera, Arizona Opera, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. In 2022, Ms. Harms makes her role and company debut at Opera San Jose as the Stepmother in Alma Deustcher’s Cinderella returning later in the season to cover the title role in Tosca. During the Fall of 2019, Ms. Harms joined Avaloch Farms as an artist-in-residence, culminating in a 2020 recital tour. In the 2018/19 season, Ms. Harms returned to the Grand Théâtre de Genève for Wagner’s Ring cycle, covered the title role in Korngold’s rarely performed opera Das Wunder der Heli