Soprano Mary Thorne was hailed as an “engaging soloist, bright and agile” for her performance last season in Haydn’s Missa Sanctae Caeciliae. This season Ms. Thorne takes the concert stage singing the role of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in The Gonzales Cantata at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival and giving a solo recital on the Concerts at One series presented by New York City’s historic Trinity Wall Street Church. This summer Ms. Thorne will be an Apprentice Artist at Bel Canto at Caramoor.
Frequently heard in Mozart roles, Ms. Thorne opened Amato Opera’s final season as Despina in Cosě fan tutte and sang Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. She has also sung Königin der Nacht, Papagena, Mademoiselle Silberklang, Barbarina, and Blondchen with New York companies Bronx Opera, Opera Company of Brooklyn, and New York Metro Vocal Arts Ensemble.
An advocate of American opera, Ms. Thorne enjoys collaborating on new works. She appeared in the role of Marie in John David Earnest’s opera-in-progress, The Theory of Everything, performed on New York City Opera’s VOX: On the Edge. She also helped create roles in other operas by up-and-coming composers including: Adam Silverman’s Korczak’s Orphans, Peter Kirn’s Dreams on the Seine, and Dan Shore’s The Beautiful Bridegroom.
In competition, Ms. Thorne was a winner in the Civic Morning Musicals Competition, La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Young Artist Competition, and a finalist in the Capital Region Opera Idol Competition. She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the City University of New York Graduate Center with her dissertation titled: “Virgil Thomson and Kenneth Koch: Text Setting in the Songs Mostly About Love.” Ms. Thorne also holds degrees from Mannes College of Music (MM) and Point Loma Nazarene University (BA).
