Natalie Mann, Soprano

Biography

Soprano Natalie Mann
hails from the Midwest, but her singing career has taken her on
numerous performance opportunities to Europe and Australia. A recipient of a Metropolitan Opera
Encouragement Award and numerous other prizes, she has recently been heard in
the Chicagoland area as the soprano soloist in J.S. Bach's Magnificat and Mendelssohn's Elijah.

An active recitalist, Ms. Mann's concerts were recommended
as a Critic's Choice pick in the Chicago Tribune in both 2005 and 2006.  Her operatic roles include the Countess in
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, the title role in Puccini's Suor Angelica, Micaela in Bizet's Carmen and Marguerite in Gounod's Faust.
Critics have written of her total commitment to her art, writing, "Her
soprano soared with fullness of tone through the climaxes; no high note seemed
to tax her. Dramatically, she turned into the victimized creature Puccini
intended her to be." (Peter Jacobi, Herald-Times).

Ms. Mann holds a
Doctor of Music from Indiana University and also has degrees from Butler
University (BM) and the University of Wollongong in Australia (Masters degree in vocal performance).  She
is a former professional chorister with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, and made
her debut as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in November 2006.
Her upcoming engagements include the Fourth Presbyterian Church recital series
in December and a performance of J.S. Bach's Canata No. 51, "Jauchzet Gott
in Allen Landen" with Chicago Chamber Orchestra in March 2010.