German American mezzo-soprano Siena Licht Miller is rapidly establishing herself in opera, concert, and recital. A member of the Opernhaus Zürich Ensemble, she previously spent two seasons in the company’s International Opera Studio.
In 26/27, Miller returns to Opernhaus Zürich for Die Fledermaus (Prinz Orlofsky), Das Rheingold (Flosshilde), La traviata (Flora Bervoix), Die Walküre (Rossweisse), and Doctor Atomic (Kitty Oppenheimer cover). She also joins Opernhaus Zürich and Gianandrea Noseda for concert performances of Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Philharmonie de Paris and Carnegie Hall, appearing in Das Rheingold (Flosshilde), Die Walküre (Rossweisse), and Götterdämmerung (Flosshilde). Future seasons include a return to Monte Carlo.
Last season, she appeared with Opernhaus Zürich in new productions of Hänsel und Gretel (Hänsel) and La clemenza di Tito (Annio), as well as revivals of La scala di seta (Lucilla), Madama Butterfly (Suzuki), Carmen (Mercédès), and Così fan tutte (Dorabella).
In 24/25, her Zürich engagements included Ariadne auf Naxos (Dryade), Manon Lescaut (Un musico), Die tote Stadt (Lucienne), and Salome (Page of Herodias; Slave). She also made her Bozeman Symphony debut in Mozart’s Requiem.
Additional Opernhaus Zürich highlights include Barkouf (Périzade), Lakmé (Mallika), La rondine (Suzy), L’italiana in Algeri (Zulma), Götterdämmerung (Flosshilde), and the title role in Xerxes. She also performed La clemenza di Tito (Annio) in concert alongside Cecilia Bartoli with Les Musiciens du Prince–Monaco, appeared with the BBC Philharmonic in selections from Hänsel und Gretel under Sir Andrew Davis, and performed Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder with pianist Ann-Katrin Stöcker at the Baur au Lac.
Prior to joining the Ensemble, Miller spent two seasons in Zürich’s International Opera Studio, where her engagements included Salome (Page of Herodias), the world premiere of Evers’ Die Odyssee (Penélope), Maria Stuarda (Anna Kennedy), Simon Boccanegra (Amelia’s Maid), and I puritani (Enrichetta di Francia). During this period, she also debuted with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Bravo! Vail and returned to the Oregon Symphony for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.
Other career highlights include the world premiere of Philip Venables’ Denis & Katya (Katya) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia) with Opera Philadelphia; Dvořák’s Stabat Mater with the Grant Park Music Festival; Handel’s Messiah with the Boise and Columbus Symphonies; and Beethoven’s Missa solemnis with the Grant Park and Charlotte Symphonies. As a recitalist, she has appeared with the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Caramoor and New York Festival of Song, and Carnegie Hall’s Citywide Concert Series.
Earlier engagements include Die Zauberflöte (Zweite Dame) with Opera Philadelphia and serving as an Apprentice Artist at The Santa Fe Opera, where she covered Doctor Atomic (Kitty Oppenheimer) and Madama Butterfly (Suzuki). She has also sung the title role in L’enfant et les sortilèges with the Aspen Music Festival.
Miller is an alumna of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music and a 2019 Gerda Lissner Grant Award recipient.
2026-2027
