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The French Canadian lyric coloratura, Mariane Lemieux-Wottrich, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal; her Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music; and her Doctor of Musical Arts from the Stony Brook University under the direction of acclaimed mezzo-soprano Elaine Bonazzi.
Praised for her warm and silvery voice, Mariane Lemieux has performed roles such as Juliette in Charles Gounod's Roméo & Juliette, Musetta in Puccini's La Bohème, Galatea in George Frideric Handel's Acis & Galatea, Despina in W.A. Mozart's Cosi fan tutte and Susanna in W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro as well as Eritea in the New York premiere of Cavalli's Eliogabalo. She made her debut with Fargo Moorhead Opera as Marie in Donizetti's La fille du régiment in 2015 and then sang the role of Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance in 2017. She also made her debut with the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra in Carmina Burana in 2016. Previous seasons have included appearances with CAMMAC Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitan in Montreal, New York Lyric Opera, Stony Brook Opera, and at Source Song Festival, New Opera Festival di Roma, Crescendo Summer Festival in Hungary, and the house of the Canadian Ambassador in Sweden.
Specialized in French repertoire, Mariane Lemieux has presented recitals, master-classes, and workshops across the nation and abroad. She currently teaches at Challey School of Music - North Dakota State University and previously (since 2014) held positions at Belle Arti Center for the Arts in New York, Domaine Forget Music Academy in Quebec, Yellow Barn chamber music festival in Vermont, and MasterVoices in New York City. |
