Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano

Mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips recently performed alto solos in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Elgin Symphony. In 2022, she sang Mama in the world premiere of The Garden of The Finzi-Continis with NYC Opera and National Yiddish Theater. Mary has sung roles in Wagner’s Der Ring Des Nibelungen with Met Opera, Canadian Opera, Scottish Opera, Seattle Opera, Hawaii Opera and Dallas Opera. Mary won a Grammy Award for solo work in Met Opera’s 2012 recording of The Ring Cycle. She received critical acclaim as Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde for Dallas Opera. As a Verdi mezzo, Mary has performed Eboli in Don Carlos, Amneris in Aida, Azucena in Il Trovatore and Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino (Met Opera debut). Concert highlights include Handel’s Messiah with Dallas Symphony, Teatro Massimo Bellini in Italy, Oratorio Society of NY at Carnegie Hall, and Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon; Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with New York Philharmonic; and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Atlanta Symphony (recorded for Telarc), Los Angeles and Hong Kong Orchestras. Mary is in her fifth year teaching voice at Sarah Lawrence College and recently presented an all-American-composers faculty recital there.

Upcoming Concerts: Three Divas May 28, 2o24