Zenaida des Aubris

Zenaida des Aubris is a Consultant for International Cultural Events, living in Berlin. Born in Argentina, she has over 35 years of experience in management and production of opera and classical music in the United States, Europe and Asia.

After completing a Master’s in Sociology, she joined the artistic administration department of the San Francisco Opera in the late 1970s. She later became the personal manager of film and opera stage director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, followed by the personal management of conductor Lorin Maazel. From 1996 to 1998, Zenaida des Aubris served as General Project Director for the open-air production of Puccini’s Turandot in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, conducted by Zubin Mehta and directed by Zhang Yimou (9 performances for 45,000 visitors). Other international entertainment projects in China followed, including her role as Director for International Relations for the Wu Promotion Company in Beijing, culminating in her appointment as General and Artistic Director of the newly built Hangzhou Grand Theater in China. Back in Europe, she joined the Artistic Administration team for the first two seasons of the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain.

Zenaida des Aubris helps young opera singers with the business side of a career as an opera singer or instrumentalist. She has given seminars on the business of singing for the Neue Stimmen Competition, Ryan Opera Center in Chicago, Lotte Lehmann Academy, Trentino Music Festival, Estonian National Music Academy, among others. https://operacareercoach.com/

Zenaida currently runs her own artist management company, Arts Enterprises GmbH, based in Berlin. https://www.arts-enterprises.com/