Biography
A recent winner of the 1st Prize in Opera at the International Voice Competition in Marmande, young Canadian coloratura soprano Marie-Eve Munger has been hailed for her “crystalline timbre, soaring range and moving performances”.
Engagements this season include a return to the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz as Nannetta in Falstaff, Ilia in Idomeneo with the Florentine Opera, Mozart’s Il Sogno di Scipione with Gotham Chamber Opera in New York City, Mozart Mass in C minor at the Kennedy Center, the revival and recording of a Theodore Dubois opera in Canada, along with numerous recitals and recordings in Canada, France and United States. Upcoming engagements include a return with Gotham Chamber Opera for Cavalli’s Eliogabalo, her debut with Minnesota Opera in Hamlet, her role debut of Gilda in Rigoletto with Opera Saratoga, and as Vierte Magd / Die Schelppträgerin in Elektra in her debut at the Aix-en –Provence festival in 2013.
Marie-Eve Munger made her company debut with the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz in France with the role of Ophélie in Thomas’ Hamlet, participated in the world premiere of Pastorale at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 2009 and triumphed as the lead in Villa Lobos’ Magdalena when she returned in 2010. Recent engagements include lead roles with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Opéra de Tours, Charlotte Symphony, Glimmerglass Opera (YAAP), Saguenay Orchestra, Banff Centre for the Arts, McGill Chamber Orchestra, McGill University Orchestra and Choirs, Société d’art lyrique du Royaume, Opera McGill, Mondial Choral Festival, to name a few.
Besides winning the first prize in Marmande, she was a laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques, was a district winner at the Met Audition Council in 2010 where she received an Encouragement Award. Accomplished recitalist, she presented a solo recital at the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC, has recorded for CBC/Radio-Canada, presented several solo recitals and shared the recital concert stage with some of Canada’s leading artists, including Jean-François Lapointe, Gino Quilico and Daniel Taylor.
Awarded the Wirth Scholarship, Marie-Eve Munger earned the degree of Master of Music in performance at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal in 2007, under the direction of Michael Meraw.
