Anja Tuominen developed an interest in opera when she was ten years old after seeing a successful child opera singer on talent competition show, “America’s Got Talent.” Throughout her career as a mezzo-soprano, she has developed a niche for “pants roles,” which are roles that are portrayed by the opposite gender. Additionally, she is passionate about the Slavic, Germanic, and Uralic languages, which she attributes to her Finnish ancestry and citizenship. A career goal of Anja’s is to popularize the teachings and performances of Finnish vocal music in the United States. In addition to singing, she is passionate about arts administration and has recently completed administration internships with Central City Opera and Unattended Baggage Film and Theatre Company. She is hoping to use her administrative skills to aid in the marketing of Finnish music in the U.S.

During the Fall 2024 season, she will be singing “Pâtre” in L’enfant et les Sortileges and covering “Symposium Participant” in The Classical Style with the Peabody Opera Theatre. She will also being singing “Palmatica” in Der Bettelstudent with the Peabody Opera Scenes Workshop and in a new works performance with the Peabody Opera Etudes program. Other performance credits include Turandot with OperaDelaware (chorus), Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra (alto section leader), and Die Fledermaus with Music On Site (chorus), The Tender Land (Mrs. Splinters), Orfeo ed Euridice (ensemble), Speed Dating Tonight (ensemble), and The Magic Flute (Third Spirit). She has performed at The Kennedy Center, Mostly Modern Festival, Atlantic Musical Festival, Chicago Summer Opera, and with the Russian Opera Workshop in Philadelphia.

Anja holds regional and state awards from the National Association of Teachers of Singing. She also holds an honorable mention from the National YoungArts Foundation, which aims to provide winners a lifetime of creative, professional development, and funding opportunities.

Currently, Anja is pursuing a Master of Music degree at the Peabody Conservatory, where she studies under the tutelage of Margaret Baroody and Denyce Graves. She received her Bachelor of Music from New York University, where she studied with Dr. Paul Speiser.