Soprano
Soprano Maryann Mootos adds the role of Floria Tosca to her repertoire in March 2011 with Opera Company of Brooklyn. She will reprise the role of Nedda in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci in October of this year with Bel Cantanti Opera in Washington, D.C. Ms. Mootos is also scheduled to sing the role of Tatyana in Eugene Onegin with Opera Manhattan in August, 2010.Ms. Mootos added the role of Violetta to her repertoire in La Traviata with Long Island Opera this year. Recent performances also include Micaela in Carmen, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and Marguerite in Gounod's Faust with Regina Opera. The soprano also debuted the roles of Suor Angelica in Puccini’s opera Suor Angelica and the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte with the Opera Company of Brooklyn. She has performed leading roles with Miami Lyric Opera, Chelsea Opera, Chorus pro Musica and Amato Opera. Soloist appearances include performances with Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Opera and Reading Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Mootos was the recipient of the Marquis Award in the Emerging Professional Division of the 2006 Classical Singer AudComps Competition. In 2005, she studied and performed abroad in Spoleto, Italy with the Spoleto Arts Symposia. Ms. Mootos received a Bachelor’s degree in Voice from the Eastman School of Music, and her Master’s degree in Opera Performance from Temple University where she attended on a full scholarship.