biography
Portuguese mezzo-soprano Beatriz Miranda is a member of the ensemble at the Hanover State Opera, where she first began as part of the International Opera Studio.
Portuguese mezzo-soprano Beatriz Miranda is a member of the ensemble at the Hanover State Opera, where she first began as part of the International Opera Studio.
In the 2025/26 season, she takes on exciting new repertoire with role debuts as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) and Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier), while reprising audience favourites Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel) and Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia). In Hanover, Beatriz has been showcased in a diverse range of repertoire, including Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Hermia (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Kasturbai (Satyagraha), Ein Fechterin in the world premiere of Michael Wertmüller’s Echo 72, and Tkatschicha (The Tale of Tsar Saltan). In her native Portugal, she has appeared as Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) and Romeo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi).
A committed recitalist, Beatriz makes her Spanish debut in 2026 at Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana as part of the Schubertíada, with the same program to be presented again in Hanover that March. She has performed with celebrated pianists such as Graham Johnson and Gerold Huber at venues including the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, Neuland Lied Festival in Heidelberg, and the Reitstadel in Neumarkt.
She holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours from the Royal College of Music in London and a Master’s degree with Distinction from the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. Beatriz is an alumna of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie, and the Lied Akademie of the Internationale Liedzentrum Heidelberg.