MEGAN MARINO
MEZZO-SOPRANO
BIOGRAPHY
A stylish musician, agile fioriturist, and fearless stage animal, mezzo-soprano Megan Marino has been praised by Opera News as “a gifted actress with a strong, appealing voice, graced by a rich lower register,” who appears both “authoritative and carefree.” Her ability to disappear into a character grounds emotionally incisive performances across genres and eras, and her open-hearted collaborative approach has made her a favorite colleague of creatives and performers across the industry.
Marino has sung with the Metropolitan Opera every season since her 2013 debut as the Voice of an Unborn Child in Die Frau ohne Schatten, singing Flora in La traviata, Second Lady in The Magic Flute, Second Wood Sprite in Rusalka, Laura in Iolanta, Myrtale in Thais, and Feodor in Boris Godunov. She is also a frequent performer at Atlanta Opera, where she has appeared as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sesto Pompeo in Giulio Cesare, Olga in Eugene Onegin, a gender-bent Beppe in Pagliacci, and the title role in the world premiere of The Threepenny Carmen, and at Santa Fe Opera, where her roles include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Meg Page in Falstaff, and Suzuki in Madame Butterfly. When she returned to Santa Fe as Annina in Der Rosenkavalier this summer, Opera Today called her “an animated, laser-voiced delight,” noting that “Marino may cut a petite figure, but don’t underestimate her firepower. Her potent mezzo-soprano was well-rounded, cheekily hurled into the house, and even throughout the range.”
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CRITICAL ACCLAIM
“... Marino’s dynamic portrayal…” – Opera News
Falstaff – “Meg Page is a character who can get lost in the ensemble, but Megan Marino’s dynamic portrayal made her a comic force of her own."
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"... shone brightly…” – Opera News
Giulio Cesare – “Her duets with Sesto, sung by Megan Marino, were stunning, the pulsations of their vibrato synchronized. Marino, one of the more seasoned members of the cast, shone brightly demonstrating consummate understanding of Baroque style.”
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"... swagger and playfulness..." – OperaWire
Boris Godunov – “Megan Marino sang the role of Feodor with swagger and playfulness. She gave the character a bright mezzo voice at the beginning but as her father’s tragedy grew, the voice obtained a darker timbre and her movements became more restrained and hesitant."
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"... simply delightful..." – Dallas Morning News
Le nozze di Figaro – “The main reasons to see Santa Fe’s Marriage of Figaro, a timeless comedy of errors, are soprano Ying Fang as Susanna, the faithful servant, and mezzo Megan Marino as Cherubino, the infatuated pageboy... With her attractively flexible timbre, and rich chest voice, Marino expresses Cherubino’s ardor. Her “Voi che sapete” is simply delightful.”
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"... Marino was perfect..." – BachTrack
Carmen – “the lovely, seductive, cynical chanteuse Carmen, portrayed by Megan Marino... Marino was perfect for her role as Carmen. She could be emotionally cold, yet sensual at the same time. Her crystalline mezzo was powerful, even while masked. She embodied Carmen.”
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