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What's New
with Mary Phillips
November 15, 2011
A Mezzo for All Reasons
MARY PHILLIPS, mezzo-soprano
2010-2012 Appearances
BACH
Mass in B Minor
Nashville Symphony
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9
Baltimore Symphony
Philadelphia Orchestra
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
GLASS
Satyagraha “Mrs. Alexander”
Metropolitan Opera
HANDEL
Messiah
Baltimore Symphony
Seattle Symphony
Rodelinda “Eduige” (cover)
Metropolitan Opera
MAHLER
Symphony No. 2
Portland Symphony
MENDELSSOHN
Elijah
Carnegie Hall/Oratorio Society of New York
MOZART
Requiem
Memphis Symphony
PROKOFIEV
Alexander Nevsky
Milwaukee Symphony
SAINT-SAËNS
Requiem
Carnegie Hall/Oratorio Society of New York
VERDI
Aida “Amneris”
Hawaii Opera Theater
Il Trovatore “Azucena”
Bob Jones University
Seattle Opera
WAGNER
Die Walküre “Fricka”
Hawaii Opera Theater
Das Rheingold “Fricka” (cover)
Metropolitan Opera
Die Walküre “Schwertleite”
Metropolitan Opera
Tristan und Isolde “Brangäne”
Dallas Opera
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June 15, 2011
“Stunning”
MARY PHILLIPS, Mezzo-soprano
“stunning performances characterized by expressive, rich-toned
singing and nuanced acting.”
-- Austin American Statesman
2010-2012
BACH
Mass in B Minor
Nashville Symphony
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9
Baltimore Symphony
Philadelphia Orchestra
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
GLASS
Satyagraha “Mrs. Alexander”
Metropolitan Opera
HANDEL
Messiah
Baltimore Symphony
Seattle Symphony
Rodelinda “Eduige” (cover)
Metropolitan Opera
MAHLER
Symphony No. 2
Portland Symphony
MENDELSSOHN
Elijah
Carnegie Hall/Oratorio Society of New York
MOZART
Requiem
Memphis Symphony
SAINT-SEANS
Requiem
Carnegie Hall/Oratorio Society of New York
VERDI
Aida “Amneris”
Hawaii Opera Theater
Il Trovatore “Azucena”
Bob Jones University
Seattle Opera
WAGNER
Die Walküre “Fricka”
Hawaii Opera Theater
Das Rheingold “Fricka” (cover)
Metropolitan Opera
Die Walküre “Schwertleite”
Metropolitan Opera
HEAR Mary Phillips
February 25, 2011
Your Verdi Mezzo
Mary Phillips, Verdi mezzo
Eboli/Don
Carlo
Azucena/Trovatore
Amneris/Aida
Preziosilla/La Forza del Destino
Maddalena/Rigoletto |
Canadian Opera Company
Seattle
Opera, Austin Lyric Opera
Utah Opera,
Opera Birmingham
Metropolitan Opera
San
Francisco Opera |
"Forceful and focused"
"A striking Amneris. Her voice
was forceful and focused as she gave a vivid portrayal of a young
woman who is accustomed to getting her own way but is horrified at
the unintended consequences of her actions. The quiet power of her
final lines brought the opera to a gripping conclusion." --The
Salt Lake Tribune
"Poured her heart and voice into it"
"Phillips provided some of the
strongest singing all evening. It’s a difficult role, requiring
agility, a wide vocal range and emotional strength, and Phillips
poured her heart and voice into it." --The Birmingham News
HEAR
Mary sing "O don fatale" from
Don Carlo
Mary performs with Hawaii Opera Theatre:
VERDI Aida "Amneris"
January 27, 29, 31, 2012
January 11, 201 1
“The fury of the goddess”
WAGNER Der Ring des Nibelungen
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano
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Wellgunde/Das
Reingold |
Seattle Opera |
| Erda/Das
Rheingold |
Scottish Opera
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Fricka/Die Walküre |
Metropolitan Opera, Canadian Opera Company |
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Waltraute/Die Walküre |
Canadian Opera Company |
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Rossweisse/Die Walküre |
Metropolitan Opera, Dallas Opera, Seattle Opera |
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Schwertleite/Die Walküre |
Metropolitan Opera |
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Erda/Siegfried |
Scottish Opera |
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Waltraute/Götterdämmerung |
Canadian Opera Company |
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Wellgunde/Götterdämmerung |
Seattle Opera |
"Mary Phillips…gave a radiant performance as Fricka,
projecting both the pain of the neglected wife and the fury of the
goddess whose rites have been flouted." – Globe and Mail
"Mary Phillips’ assertive mezzo served equally well
in haranguing Wotan as Fricka and in entreating Brunnhilde as
Waltraute." – Financial Times
HEAR
Mary sing "So ist es
dunn aus" from Die Walküre:
HEAR
Mary at the Metropolitan Opera:
WAGNER Die Walküre "Schwertleite"
James Levine, conductor
April 22, 25, 28, May 2, 5, 9, 14, 2011
November 11, 2010
“Pure Gold”
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano
"Mary Phillips’ voice was pure gold" – Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
"Terrific…Phillips in particular exhibited the
sumptuous vocal color and hall-filling resonance of the Wagnerian
mezzo, tempered by a capacity for blooming sweetness of soft tone in
her middle voice that invested the last two lines of the "Urlicht"
with chilling beauty." – Springfield News
"Mary Phillips…Absolutely perfect. [Her] simple
passage (‘Oh rosebud red’) that opens the fourth movement was sung
with angel-like simplicity and authority." – Honolulu Advertiser
"Phillips appeared first, in the short fourth
movement ‘Urlicht,’….What was particularly striking about her
reading was the way it progressed from doubt to triumph, based
almost entirely upon vocal color. " - Portland Press Herald
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano
BUY
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Mary
May 11, 2010
“Stamping and Cheers”
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano
Lisa Saffer, soprano
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Robert Moody, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
“…soprano Lisa Saffer and mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips, fully
deserved the flowers, stamping and cheers that greeted the final
gigantic chords….Phillips appeared first, in the short fourth
movement ‘Urlicht,’….What was particularly striking about her
reading was the way it progressed from doubt to triumph, based
almost entirely upon vocal color. Both Phillips and Saffer were
superb in the ‘The Great Call,’ of the finale, solo or soaring above
the massed chorus and orchestra, and their voices were perfectly
suited to a melodic duet.”
--Christopher Hyde,
Portland Press Herald
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“DELIVERED THE GOODS”
June 22, 2009
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano “Santuzza”
Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana
Orlando Opera
“When the action heated up, she and Springer both delivered the
goods.”
“Mary Phillips’s Santuzza did not take Turiddu’s rejection lying
down. Her voice, powerful in thrust, has a smoky, dark quality that
was thrilling to hear....when the action heated up, she and Springer
both delivered the goods.”
--Edmund Leroy Opera News
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