Lena Yasmin teaches singing in NYC and online. She teaches vocal technique which that frees up the musculature of the voice. This offers a strong foundation to sing all other musical genres. Lena is an Iranian American soprano who is now based in New York after a decade of working and training in Los Angeles. She holds a Master of Music from The Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA, where she attended on full scholarships from the Opera UCLA department and Armenian music department. Lena participated in a series of chamber music concerts with the VEM Ensemble String Quartet, while performing in esteemed venues such as Schoenberg Hall, The Hammer Museum and Royce Hall. The VEM Ensemble also took Lena on a public outreach tour throughout the state of California. In 2022, Lena participated as a semifinalist in The Pasadena Vocal Competition, while securing the generous support of several consecutive Opera Buffs Career Grants, culminating in a performance with their annual Young Artist Showcase. Equally fond of choral music, Lena has sung with the UCLA Chamber Singers, CSULA Chamber Singers and Donald Brinegar Singers, performing works such as Haydn’s Harmoniemesse, Auerbach’s Symphony no. 6, Vessels of Light. As the soprano soloist at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Lena performed selections of a new work Mass From Two Worlds composed by music director Ariel Quintana. For her first performance in New York City, Lena tackled singing Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Off-Brand Opera.
