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Mezzo-soprano Mary Beth Nelson was recently praised by Opera News for her “ardent, focused, von-Stadean mezzo” with Juilliard Opera in Handel’s Atalanta. This spring she will appear in recitals at the Kaufman Music Center and The Juilliard School. In summer 2023, she will join the Filene Artists roster at Wolf Trap Opera, singing Siebel in Gounod’s Faust and in recital with pianist Steven Blier.
Last season Ms. Nelson debuted at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall as the alto soloist in the Bach B Minor Mass with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Maestro Richard Egarr. An advocate of new music, Ms. Nelson was the soloist for the world-premiere of Paul Frehner’s Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate, which will soon be released on Centrediscs label with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Gemma New. Ms. Nelson is a current recipient of the FENDI Vanguard Award. She has won prizes and awards with Career Bridges (2022, 2019), the Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition (2021), the Rochester International Vocal Competition (2020), the Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition (2019), the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2020, 2014), and is a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School. Ms. Nelson has appeared at Opera Delaware, Baltimore Concert Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Florida Grand Opera, Painted Sky Opera, Bronx Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, and Houston Grand Opera. She holds a degree from Oklahoma City University and is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School. |
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