ALEXIA  MATE 

Alexia Mate is a Greek-American coloratura soprano hailing from New York. She has received numerous accolades, including Third Place in the 2020 American Vocal Arts International Collegiate Singing Championship, and Grant Prize in the 2019 Gerda Lissner Song/Lieder Competition. She was also named a finalist in the 2025 International McCammon Voice Competition, 2024–25 John Alexander National Vocal Competition, 2024 Opera Birmingham Vocal Competition, and the 2020 National Opera Association Vocal Competition. She was also a National Semi-Finalist in the 2019 Camille Coloratura Awards and an International Semi-Finalist in the 2020 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition.

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Recent engagements include her role debut as Frasquita in Carmen with Chandler Opera Company, Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica with Valley Opera Company, and concert appearances with Arizona Opera. She has also appeared as a soloist in the New York Chamber Music Festival Showcase and performed selections as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier for the Metropolitan Opera Guild Master Class Series. Alexia is scheduled to return to Valley Opera Company in February 2026 as Giannetta in L’Elisir d’amore.

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Other role highlights include Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte, Cunegonde in Candide, Jenny Slade in Roman Fever, Adele (cover) in Die Fledermaus, and Amy in Little Women. Her concert repertoire includes soprano soloist performances in Fauré’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

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Alexia holds a Master of Music in Voice from the Mannes School of Music at The New School and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University. She has participated in numerous prestigious training programs, including SongFest as a Professional Fellow, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, International Vocal Arts Institute, Redwoods Opera Workshop, and the Savannah Voice Experience Festival. She has had the privilege of studying under the tutelage of Jon Fredric West, Beth Roberts, and Maria Spacagna.

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In addition to opera, Alexia is very passionate about the violin and has been a classical violinist for over 20 years. She has performed as a soloist and concertmaster of various chamber and symphony orchestras.