Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?
from Roméo et Juliette by Gounod
Molly Mahoney, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Mann, piano

Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?

Am I In Your Light?
from Doctor Atomic by John Adams
Molly Mahoney, mezzo-soprano
Robert Mollicone, piano

Am I In Your Light?

Parto, ma tu ben mio
La Clemenza di Tito by Mozart
Molly Mahoney, mezzo-soprano
Robert Mollicone, piano

Parto, ma tu ben mio

When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
Dido and Aeneas by Purcell
Molly Mahoney, mezzo-soprano
Robert Mollicone, piano

When I am laid in earth

Mezzo-soprano Molly Mahoney has been charming audiences and critics alike throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond with her “sublime singing”, “eloquence”, “memorable humor”, and “lovely” and “heartfelt” portrayals. During the 2013-2014 season, Molly made her debut with West Bay Opera as Giannetta in L'elisir d'amore and Zweite Dame in Die Zauberfloete as well as her debut with West Edge Opera in Philip Glass's Hydrogen Jukebox, for which she garnered critical acclaim from San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman, who praised her for the “sheer beauty and eloquence [of her] expansive second act solo”. Earlier in the season, Molly sang the title role in Iolanthe with Lamplighters Musical Theater, in a recorded performance which Opera News named one of the Top 12 Must Have Opera CD Releases of 2014. The glowing review highlighted the “simplicity and eloquence” of Molly’s performance as the beloved exiled fairy.

The upcoming season highlights Molly in productions both standard and rare. In February, Molly will reprise the role of Carmen in San Francisco in La tragédie de Carmen. In March, she joins Ars Minerva for their modern world premiere of La Cleopatra. Lost in the archives of Venice’s Biblioteca Marciana since its premiere at the Venice Carnival in 1662, this will be the first time in over 350 years that audiences have had to opportunity to enjoy this lively and romantic gem! 

An experienced interpreter of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, Molly has portrayed the role of Melissa in Princess Ida and Pitti-sing in The Mikado with Lamplighters Musical Theater, as well as Lady Mary in the original Gala entitled Upside-Downton Abbey. 

Additional recent roles include Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Second Lady in The Magic Flute. 

Molly has twice been a featured soloist with the North State Symphony, and also won First Prize in the North State Symphony's Young Artist Auditions where she performed selections from Canteloube's ‘Chants D'Auvergne’. Other awards include Third Prize in the East Bay Opera League Competition, the Lisa Kalvelage Memorial Award at the Forty-First Annual Henry and Maria Holt Scholarship Competition and First Prize in the Art Song Division in the National Association of Teachers of Singing San Francisco/Bay Area Chapter.

Molly holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Roles performed at the conservatory include Mother Goose in The Rake's Progress, Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Tolomeo in Giulio Cesare, Third Lady in The Magic Flute and Eustazio in Rinaldo. 

A stylistically diverse performer, Molly has been singing with Big Bands since she was ten years old and has since opened for artists including Peter Marshall, The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, Marilyn King, Don Cherry and The Modernaires. Ms. Mahoney also appeared in concert with Vinnie Falcone, musical director and accompanist for the late Frank Sinatra. After touring nationally with a jazz ensemble, she continues her love of performance of the American Songbook with Bay Area cabaret shows. Her musical theater credits include lead roles as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Anne Collier in 1940s Radio Hour, Maisie in The Boyfriend and Honey Wonderly in the Annie Award-winning original musical The Black Bird Sings.

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ms. Mahoney currently resides in San Francisco, CA, and studies with Catherine Cook.

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