Mariana Corichi Gómez is a conductor and vocalist from Mexico City and Morelia. Current Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music, Mariana studies under Yannick Nézet-Séguin and is the first to complete a three-year fellowship in operatic and symphonic conducting. A bicultural artist, Mariana seeks to celebrate her musical traditions and identities through her work on the podium. A candidate in the 4th Edition of La Maestra International Competition, Mariana will conduct the Paris Mozart Orchestra in February, 2026. In the 25/26 season, Mariana is enjoying working with the Contemporaneous Ensemble, Guggenheim Works & Process, National Symphony Orchestra, and the Spoleto Festival Orchestra.  

The first Latina in the Curtis Conducting Program, Mariana made her Kimmel Center Debut conducting the Curtis Symphony Orchestra in concert, sharing the stage with Yannick and Yuja Wang. Recent engagements include conducting at The Glimmerglass Festival, Guggenheim Works & Process, Mannes Opera, and the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute. She has guest conducted the Georgetown University Orchestra, Princeton University Orchestra, and the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra. In 2023, she served as a Conducting Fellow with the NOI + F Philharmonic, where she was mentored by Marin Alsop.  

As an opera conductor, Mariana has conducted workshops and performances of new opera, most recently collaborating with Beth Morrison Projects and Curtis Opera Theater. In 2025, Mariana music directed the world premiere of one-act opera Rhiannon’s Condemnation in Philadelphia. Previously, she served as Assistant Conductor to the Maryland Opera Studio, where she made her pit debut in a performance of Florencia en el Amazonas and further conducted works by Puccini, Britten, Mozart, and Mazzoli. 

Equally comfortable conducting orchestras and choirs, Mariana served as the Associate Director of Choirs at Princeton University. In this role, she co-directed the Princeton University Glee Club along with its new ensemble, Alegría, a choir dedicated to Latin American & Latino repertoire. As Associate Director, Mariana conducted orchestral ensembles of the collegiate and professional level, including a performance with NYC artist-led collective, Decoda.  

Mariana is passionate about accessible-music education and community music making. She has worked as a teaching artist with the Yale School of Music, Music in Schools Initiative and Trenton Arts at Princeton, conducting the choral ensembles. She served as the Director of Trenton Youth Singers, a youth choir for public school students in the greater Trenton area. In her role as Program Associate for Trenton Arts at Princeton, Mariana helped coordinate the “The Neighborhood Music Project” in conjunction with Princeton University Concerts, where she worked with artists such as Conrad Tao, Caleb Teicher, Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason. Mariana currently runs a choir at the Carver High School of Engineering and Science in North Philadelphia, which she founded in 2024 in collaboration with Curtis.  

As a singer, Mariana has the pleasure of performing with acclaimed professional choirs. In 2024, Mariana joined the roster of the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and made her debut in a Juneteenth performance beside Wynton Marsalis. In 2019, Mariana sang as a guest artist with Grammy-nominated Tenebrae as part of their Russian Treasures series. She sang with the consort group Gallicantus in Deathof Classical’s concert series presenting Mass for the Endangered by Sarah Kirkland Snider. Mariana has workshopped and premiered roles in new operas and music theater pieces, as well as performed solo recitals of Latin American and Spanish repertoire.  

As a composer, Mariana explores themes of memory, grief, and cultural dissonance. She presented her original song cycle, La Casa del Árbol: An Immigrant’s Story of Loss and Forgiveness as her senior thesis. She is a past recipient of the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts and the Edward T. Cone Memorial Prize, both presented annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in performance, execution, or composition in one of the arts.  

Mariana has conducted ensembles in the United States, Europe, and Mexico, including a performance in Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli in Mexico City. For three years, she served as Music Director of Princeton Camerata, a chamber orchestra championing new works. At Curtis, Mariana is also mentored by Jim Ross and Dr. Ford Lallerstedt. Further conducting studies include masterclasses with Gustavo Dudamel, Ken-David Masur, and Jonathon Heyward.  

In 2021, Mariana graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University. She received her Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Maryland, studying under David Neely. In her career, Mariana seeks cross-disciplinary collaborations as a means of centering underrepresented stories. As an educator, Mariana offers private lessons in musicianship at all levels, voice, and conducting.