Ariana & Lucia Lucas – friendships [ENG]

Ariana Lucas is a Californian-born mezzo-soprano graduated from
the San Francisco Conservatory of Music before moving to Germany.
She made her debut as Erda in Das Rheingold at the Badisches
Staatstheater Karlsruhe and later became a long-standing ensemble
member. Since 2024 she has been part of the ensemble at
Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Most recently, she gave her long-awaited
debut as Klytemnästra at Konzerttheater St. Gallen, and this
season she will make her debut at the Komische Oper Berlin
singing Leokadja Begbick in Kurt Weills Mahagonny. Ariana visited
me at KLASSIK DOPPIO together with her wife, Lucia Lucas.

Lucia Lucas has made history as one of the world’s first openly
transgender opera singers. She has performed on some of the most
renowned stages, including the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the
Metropolitan Opera in New York, and the English National Opera in
London. Beyond the classical repertoire, Lucia is deeply engaged
with contemporary works and world premieres – among them Lili
Elbe, an opera written especially for her. In 2026, she will
bring Lili Elbe to the United States in its premiere at the
prestigious Santa Fe Opera Festival. Lucia visited me at KLASSIK
DOPPIO together with her wife, Ariana Lucas.