Golda Zahra

• Music Center Spotlight Awards Winner 2015
• Finalist of Rai Radio Voci In Barcaccia 2022

In 2020, Golda Zahra made her operatic debut as Violetta Valéry in Verdi's La Traviata in Padova, Italy. In 2022, as a finalist for Rai Radio 3's Voci in Barcaccia. Largo ai giovani! International Opera Competition, she recorded an EP for RAI Radio 3, and her performance was broadcast live from Rome.

A winner of the 2015 Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight Award, Golda has since appeared as a soloist in major oratorio works including Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and Handel’s Messiah. She has performed at renowned venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Royce Hall (UCLA), and the Saban Theatre (Beverly Hills, CA) with esteemed ensembles including The Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Burbank Philharmonic, Southeast Symphony, The Dream Orchestra - Daniel Suk, conductor and LA Opera, under the baton of James Conlon.

Golda’s operatic journey began at just four years old, attending performances and listening to opera with her parents. She went on to study classical piano and musical theatre, eventually joining the Colburn Music School and participating in LA Opera’s community programs. It was at Colburn that she met maestro Daniel Suk, conductor of The Dream Orchestra, sparking an ongoing collaboration. This summer (2025), Suk will lead  The Dream Orchestra concerts on June 13, July 12 and August 16, featuring Golda as Liú in Puccini’s Turandot—a dream role for Golda.