Omar Najmi
Boston-based artist Omar Najmi splits his time between composition and performance, maintaining a busy schedule as an operatic tenor. His current season has included many exciting role debuts: Valcour in The Anonymous Lover with Boston Lyric Opera, Simon in the world-premiere of Adoration with Beth Morrison Projects, Ruggero in La Rondine with Opera on the James, and Alessandro in Il Re Pastore with Orpheus PDX. Najmi served as the first ever Emerging Composer in residence with Boston Lyric Opera, where he worked with Boston Youth Poet Laureate Alondra Bobadilla in the creation of the song cycle my name is Alondra. In 2022, his opera This Is Not That Dawn received its concert premiere with Catalyst New Music. Najmi was a finalist in Atlanta Opera’s 96-Hour Opera Project where his opera The Portrait - created in collaboration with librettist Catherine Yu - received its premiere in June. His most recent opera Jo Dooba So Paar was commissioned and presented by White Snake Projects as part of their Let’s Celebrate initiative. He has had works commissioned by Emmanuel Music and Juventas New Music Ensemble, and his work has been featured in West Edge Opera’s Aperture Portfolio and Opera America's New Works Forum.