Evelyn Mandac

Evelyn Mandac (born August 16, 1945 in Malaybalay) is a soprano opera singer, orchestra soloist, recitalist and voice teacher from the Philippines. She is based in New York City.[1]

The Philippine soprano Evelyn Mandac is know both for the beauty of her voice and her dramatic prowess on stage. In 1966, she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions which marked the beginning of her illustrious career. She later earned critical acclaim for her many portrayals of opera heroines in major opera houses and festivals worldwide including, The Metropolitan Opera House, San Francisco Opera, Washington Opera Theater, Lyon opera, Salzburg Music Festival and the Glyndebourne Music Festival.

Her extensive repertoire includes Ines (L'Africaine), which she performed alongside Placido Domingo and Shirley Verrett at the San Francisco Opera; Liu (Turandot) with Birgit Nilsson at Seattle Opera; Almirena in the American premiere of Handel's Rinaldo at the Houston Grand Opera with Marilyn Horne; Lauretta (Gianni Schichi), Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and Gretel (Hansel und Gretel) at the Metropolitan Opera; Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande) at the Santa Fe Opera; Manon (Manon) and Mimi (La Boheme) at the Washington Opera; Anne Truelove (The Rake's Progress) in Washington DC at the Kennedy Center. Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) with Lyon Opera; and Susannah (Le nozze di Figaro) and Despina (Cosi fan tutte) at the Glyndebourne Opera Festival.

Her voice also served as the inspiration for leading roles in World and American premieres of new operas such as Black Widow and Ines de Castro by Thomas Pasattieri, Passaggio by Luciano Berio, and Bassarids by Hans Werner Henze. She has also performed as the soprano soloist with major Orchestras including performances of Orff's Carmina Burana with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Seiji Ozawa and the Mahler 2nd with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Eugene Ormandy.

Throughout her distinguished career, she has performed under the batons of major names in opera including, Herbert von Karajan, James Levin, Claudio Abbado and Zubin Mehta and shared the stage with the likes of, Sherill Milnes, Richard Tucker, Jenny Tourel, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, and James Morris.

She now maintains a teaching studio in New York City where she passes on her extensive experience and wealth of knowledge to her students. She is a firm believer that vocal technique serves one's dramatic and artistic impulses in music, and feeds the creative energy to express which is evident in the performances of her students, past and present.

Recordings

Television

She played the role of "Lisa" in Peter Herman Adler's 90-minute, English-language version of Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades produced for National Educational Television, which aired on February 28, 1971.[2]

Teaching

Mandac has been teaching vocal technique and music interpretation since 1987. Her vocal technique is based on the principles of the bel canto technique, and incorporating ideas encouraged by yoga.

See also

References
  1. "Evelyn Mandac, diva". Manila Bulletin. April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  2. Henahan, Donal (1971-03-01). "TV: 'Queen of Spades' in Miniature". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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