Sishel Claverie is a Mexican singer, actor and director who enjoys a versatile career in opera, chamber music, new works, and multidisciplinary collaborations.

Recent engagements include Bernstein’s MASS with the National Symphony Orchestra, Renata in the mariachi-opera El Milagro del Recuerdo with San Diego Opera, and Olga in the daring adaptation of Eugene Onegin by Heartbeat Opera. 

Earlier this year, Sishel served as stage director of the Santa Fe Opera Young Voices Scenes Showcase. Next spring she will perform the title role in Bizet’s Carmen with St. Pete Opera, and will direct and star in the theater/cabaret show, SOLEFUL, at 480 Arts, in St. Paul Minnesota. A champion of new operatic works, Ms. Claverie has been involved in several world premieres, including Ted Rosenthal’s jazz-opera, Dear Erich, with the New York City Opera, and the video opera series Everything for Dawn by Experiments in Opera, among others. Sishel holds a bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Houston and a Master's degree in Music from Rice University.