The
internationally acclaimed soprano Joanna Mongiardo is recognized for her
effortless coloratura and spell-binding charisma on stage and is in high demand
for both operatic and symphonic repertoire. Appearing with such conductors as
Neeme Jarvi, John Fiore and Daniel Hege, she has been invited to sing with many
of the major orchestras and opera houses, including the Detroit Symphony,
Minnesota Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic and San Diego
Symphony as well as the New York City Opera, Portland Opera, Knoxville Opera and
the Caramoor Festival. Singing Juliette in Roméo
et Juliette with Madison Opera, The Capital Times hailed her “rich,
vibrant voice that's full and powerful. She is what all sopranos should
be."
Season
2007/08 brings an array of debuts with major American orchestras, most notably Messiah
with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Carmina
Burana with the Colorado Symphony, and Die
Schöpfung with the Louisiana
Philharmonic under Carlos Miguel Prieto. Other highlights include Haydn’s Creation
with the National Chorale at Avery Fisher Hall and Sophie in Der
Rosenkavalier with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra.
With the
2006/07 season came the end of Mongiardo’s two-year fest-contract at the
Deutsche Opera am Rhein in Düsseldorf,
Germany, where she sang various roles from Blondchen to Susanna to Nanetta with
great success. In the US, she performed during that season at a New Year’s Eve
gala with the Memphis Symphony and appeared at Carnegie Hall in Mozart’s
Requiem under the auspices of MidAmerica Productions. She was also the soprano
soloist in Carmina Burana with the
Xalapa Symphony in Mexico.
In the
summer of 2006, Mongiardo sang the title role in The
Ballad of Baby Doe’s 50th Anniversary production at Central
City Opera, a major operatic event that produced remarkable acclaim from the
national press.
Other
highlights of recent seasons include Carmen
and Madama Butterfly at the New York
City Opera, Così fan tutte at the Mostly Mozart Festival, and L’elisir
d’amore and Gluck’s Paride ed
Elena with the Caramoor Festival. She performed one of her signature pieces,
Carmina Burana, with the Detroit Symphony, Oratorio Society of New
York at Carnegie Hall, and the symphonies of Illinois, Lincoln, Chattanooga and
Youngstown, among others.
A 2003
Sullivan Award Recipient, Joanna Mongiardo received a Masters Degree in music
from Yale University.