Buoy the Brooklyn Mermaid is an operatic singing siren bringing music and magic to dry land. With soaring vocals, oceanic whimsy, and a love for the fintastic, Buoy invites audiences of all ages to dive into adventures where opera meets imagination. Created and performed by Brooklyn artist Samantha Nahra, Buoy blends classical singing with storytelling to make opera fun and accessible.

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Previously performing as part of a mermaid duo, Buoy appeared with Opera on Tap NYC, Redivivus Opera, and at public spaces across New York City, helping bring opera to new and unexpected audiences.

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In 2025, Buoy expanded into new creative waters, debuting her solo show Briny Bops at the Coney Island Makers Faire, performing in The Brides Sideshow, and earning recognition as a Save Coney Island Rising Star Micro-Grant recipient. In 2026, she was named a NYC DOT Public Realm Programming Partner for 2026–2027, added operatic sparkle to Maxim’s Drag Race Watch Party, and premiered her show Arias of the Abyss with Columbia Operatic Laboratory at the Richland Public Library.

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Today, Buoy continues to enchant audiences with Briny Bops, Arias of the Abyss, and magical Mermaid Story Times, welcoming audiences into a world of music, imagination, and sea-sprinkled wonder.

 

​Mark Your Tide Charts

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• ​May 2nd from 10am-1pm at Transmitter Park for Mermaid Storytime

• ​May 9th from 5-6pm at BKCM's Open Stages for Arias of the Abyss