In the 2022-2023 season, Indian American tenor Krishna Raman made his professional debut with Opera San José, portraying Don Curzio and covering Don Basilio in their novel production of Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart. Following that, in the spring he performed the title role in Charpentier’s Actéon at the USC Thornton School of Music. He finished his season performing as a studio artist with Teatro Nuovo and attending the American Bach Soloists Academy. Performances from the 2021-2022 season included singing the role of Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the International Lyric Academy in Vicenza, Italy, and premiering the role of Max in All the Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story by Uljas Pulkkis and Glenda Goss. The latter production was a collaboration between the USC Thornton School of Music and the Sibelius Academy of Helsinki, Finland, with performances taking place in both Helsinki and Los Angeles.

A native of New Jersey, Krishna started his musical journey at the tender age of 5 when he began singing Carnatic music - a style of Indian classical music. Embracing his Indian American roots, he used this foundation and has since shifted into Western classical music with interests in opera, contemporary music, early music, and oratorio. Krishna earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied with Daniel Teadt. During his time at CMU, he portrayed the role of Ali André Grétry's opera Zemire et Azor, Fabrizio in Adam Guettel's musical The Light in the Piazza, and sang the featured tenor solo in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.

Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Krishna is pursuing a Master of Music in Vocal Arts at the University of Southern California, where he studies with Thomas Michael Allen. Alongside performing, Krishna teaches voice lessons both virtually and locally to students of all ages and backgrounds