Maya Bakstansky, mezzo soprano, was born in Israel. She graduated from the Buchman-Mehta School of Music at the Tel Aviv University. Her operatic repertoire includes the Witch in Hansel und Gretel (Humperdinck), Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck), the Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) and other roles. She received the AICF and Eli Leon scholarships. Maya Bakstansky was a member of the Israeli Opera's Meitar Opera Studio where her repertoire included the Second Lady in Die Zauberflote (Mozart), the Witch in Hansel und Gretel (Humperdinck), Tisbe in La Cenerentola (Rossini), Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Mrs. Nolan in The Medium (Menotti) and other roles.

Her roles at the Israeli Opera:
Alice in Wonderland: Queen of Hearts / Cat (2018)

Carmen: Mercedes (2018)

Dido and Aeneas: Second Witch (2018)