Marie Lenormand, mezzo-soprano

Hermia in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Previous Engagements at HGO:

  • Fox in the world premiere of Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince (2004)
  • Mercédès in Bizet’s Carmen (2000)
  • Thelma Predmore in the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd’s Cold Sassy Tree (2000)
  • title role of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea (2001)
  • Tebaldo in Verdi’s Don Carlo (2001)

Recent Engagements:

  • Rosina in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia for Dallas Opera and Opéra de Bordeaux
  • Penelope in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria for Chicago Opera Theater
  • Nicklausse in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann for New Orleans Opera
  • Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro for Opera Pacific
  • Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni for La Cité de la Musique in Paris


Awards/Accolades/Recordings:

  • Regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions


Did You Know?

  • Ms. Lenormand is an alumna of the HGO Studio
  • The French mezzo-soprano has appeared in an array of productions at Glimmerglass Opera including the world premiere and PBS telecast of Central Park.
  • She has sung on broadcasts of National Public Radio’s World of Opera