Dutch-Iranian soprano Elisa Maayeshi has been part of the opera studio at the Komische Oper in Berlin since September 2025. At the International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch 2024, she sang in the finals with Philzuid conducted by David Parry. She received the press award, the Friends of the IVC award and an engagement award from the Dutch Handel Society. In 2025 she graduated cum laude from the Dutch National Opera Academy where she sang such roles as Anna 1 in Die sieben Todsünden, Minerva in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Amaranta in La fedeltà premiata and Singer#1 in Transformations. Before that she studied with Sasja Hunnego during undergraduate at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. As her graduation project she performed Poulenc's La voix humaine for which she received a 9.5 cum laude.

She made her debut at the Komische Oper with Mater Gloriosa in Mahler's 8th Symphony, conducted by James Gaffigan. This season, she can also be seen as Sandmännchen and Taumännchen in Hänsel und Gretel, as Kitti in the new children's opera Konrad oder das Kind aus der Konservenbüchse, in various roles in Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Adventures, and in a new production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, directed by Barrie Kosky.

From a young age, Elisa has had a great love for music and theater and loves being on stage. Both in singing, dancing and acting she feels at home and in opera she can combine these disciplines. She also greatly loves the oratorio and song repertoire. Her repertoire includes masses by Haydn and Rossini, Mozart's and Dvořák's requiems and Ravel's Shéhérazade which she performed with the CvA Symphony Orchestra. Elisa has sung as a soloist with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, OrkestZUID, Dutch Student Orchestra and Symfonia Jong Twente. For Stichting Grote Zangers she sang a French song program at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam. Together with her colleagues from the opera academy, she performed in the kleine zaal of the Concertgebouw with Brahms' Liebesliederwalzer.

Pianist Pieter Bogaert and Elisa have found each other in their shared love of song. They performed together at Carré in Amsterdam, in Vienna and at the International Song Festival Zeist, among other venues. With a program of French and German songs, they gave many (living room) concerts in the Netherlands, including concerts in cooperation with Grote Zangers and International Vocal Competition. At the Young Artist Platform of International Song Festival Zeist they received the Wonderfeel Prize.

She received a scholarship from the Miluška Duffková Foundation and is currently supported by the Stringendo Muziekfonds. She has taken master classes with Rosemary Joshua (Podium Klassiek), Dr. Rebekah Rota, Lenneke Ruiten, Margreet Honig, Roberta Alexander, Alexander Oliver, Miranda van Kralingen and Ira Siff, among others.