Michelle Mariposa
Michelle Mariposa is an award winning Filipino-Chinese mezzo-soprano, praised for her “rich, powerful mezzo” (Parterre Box), “quicksilver coloratura, attention to detail, and spellbinding dramatic energy.” (The Washington Post). She is a Grand Finals Winner of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and a winner of the 2023 Sullivan Award from the Sullivan Foundation.
Mignon: Kennst du das Land - Hugo Wolf (Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano; Michael Banwarth, piano)
I love a piano! (Irving Berlin)
Delibes: Lakmé - Duo des fleurs (Flower Duet), Violetta Vasileva & Michelle Mariposa
Wie du warst! Wie du bist! (R. Strauss)
Parto, ma tu ben mio (W.A. Mozart)
Give him this orchid (Britten)
Il tramonto (Ottorino Respighi)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Showcase: Michelle Mariposa
L'amour de Piroutcha (No. 5, Harawi) - Olivier Messiaen
Michelle Mariposa: Ave Maria - William Gomez
Die Mainacht (Vier Gesänge, Op. 43, No. 2) - Johannes Brahms
Hain in diesen Paradiesen (Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, Op. 15, No. 2) - Arnold Schoenberg
Repentir: Scene sous forme de priere (Charles Gounod)