There's a New CARMEN in Town at Florida Grand Opera

Fresh off her debut at London's Royal Opera House and just before her Met debut, Daniela Mack joins Florida Grand Opera's (FGO) cast of George's Bizet's Carmen. Ms. Mack will perform the title role from December 1 through December 3, 2016 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

"Daniela Mack will bring a new and vivacious energy to our production of Carmen as we move to the Broward Center for our final two performances," said Susan T. Danis, General Director & CEO of FGO. " She is a remarkably talented and sought-after performer, given her schedule we are lucky to have her join us in Broward before her Met debut."

Carmen, one of the world's most famous and frequently performed operas, shocked Parisian audiences at its first performances in 1875. Now, Florida Grand Opera brings this beloved piece to the Au-Rene Theater stage, bringing this sordid tale of obsession, betrayal, defiance, and rage to Miami audiences for a truly operatic experience.

Audiences love Bizet's passionate score, the Overture, "Habanera," "Toreador Song." They relish in the story of the femme fatale Carmen who toys with men for her amusement, until she abandons a jealous soldier. They connect with the characters: the flirtatious Carmen, the jealous soldier Don Jose, the fierce bull-fighter Escamillo. Movies, television shows, and commercials have been inspired by Carmen for years, and now the Miami public has the opportunity to see the tale in its original form.

BIO | Daniela Mack

Mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack has been acclaimed for her "caramel timbre, flickering vibrato, and crisp articulation" (Opernwelt) as she "hurls fast notes like a Teresa Berganza or a Frederica von Stade" (San Francisco Chronicle).

The 2016/17 Season will see Daniela making two exciting house debuts -- at the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In the 2015/16 season Daniela Mack returned to the San Francisco Opera to reprise her performances as Rosina in IL Barbiere di Siviglia and created the role of Jacqueline Kennedy in the world premiere of David T. Little and Royce Vavrek's JFK at the Fort Worth Opera. In the summer of 2014, she made important role and company debut: the title role in Carmen at Santa Fe Opera in a new production by Stephen Lawless.

She also debuted at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as the Kitchen Boy in David McVicar's production of Rusalka conducted by Andrew Davis and returned to Madison Opera as Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking. She has been seen at the English National Opera in a new production of Julius Caesar as Sesto under Christian Curnyn, the first time the opera was produced at the ENO since the legendary 1979 production. She also debuted at Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse and Los Angeles Opera as Nancy in Albert Herring, Washington National Opera as the Madrigal Singer in Manon Lescaut, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Verbier Festival as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Opéra National de Bordeaux as Angelina in L'italiana in Algeri, and Opera Colorado in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's famous production of La Cenerentola directed by Grischa Asagaroff.

Daniela Mack is an alumna of the Adler Fellowship Program at San Francisco Opera where she has appeared as Idamante in Idomeneo Siebel in Faust and Lucienne in Die tote Stadt for her house debut. She performed the title role of La Cenerentola as a member of the Merola Opera Program and made her West Coast recital debut as part of San Francisco Opera's Schwabacher Debut Recital Series. Ms. Mack was recently a finalist in the 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.

SCHEDULE

**Sung in French with projected titles in English and Spanish**

FORT LAUDERDALE Broward Center for the Performing Arts / Au-Rene TheaterThursday, December 1, 2016 7:30pmSaturday, December 3, 2016 7:30 pm

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