"she has it all...richly expressive mezzo-soprano, strikingly good looks, and sparks which reach across the footlights.." Carmen, Charlotte Lucretia, Adalgisa Venus, Tituba
Mezzo-soprano, Lori Brown Mirabal's star is rising very quickly. 'She is currently (February - May 2004) appearing at the Opera de Lyon, France and the Grand Theatre, Geneva, Switzerland as Adelaide Bobo in the world premiere of the opera 'Les Negres' by Michael Levinas, based on a story by Jean Genet......during the summer/fall 2003 she created the role of Clara Brown in the world premiere of the opera 'Gabriels' Daughter' at Central City Opera, Colorado."   She recently returned form Shenyang, China where she was a featured soloist in an international New Year's Eve Gala sponsored by the United States and China Foundation. She also appeared with Opera Ebony on a PBS "Great Performance" television documentary entitled Aida's Brothers and Sisters which discusses the lives of African Americans in opera. Ms. Mirabal has sung a variety of roles in concert halls, opera houses and theatres throughout the United States and abroad including New York City Opera (as Carmen), L'Opera De Monte Carlo (Lola/Cavalleria Rusticana), Dicapo Opera Theatre (Lucretia/The Rape of Lucretia), State Repertory Opera of New Jersey (Augusta/The Ballad of Baby Doe), Central City Opera (Tituba/The Crucible), Carnegie Hall (Soloist/West Side Story Suite), and Broadway's Gershwin Theatre (Queenie/Showboat). Recently, she covered the role of "Sister Rose" in the World Premiere of Dead Man Walking at the San Francisco Opera. Also, Ms. Mirabal created a series of children's programs called "Opera for the Very Young" which she performs througout New York and New Jersey. A native of Tennessee, she is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts. She also has a Master's Degree in Voice Performance from Manhattan School of Music where she received a scholarship from Oprah Winfrey. Ms. Mirabal's up-coming engagements include, Charlotte in Werther at the Dicapo Opera Theatre in New York, Carmen with Whitewater/Sorg Opera Companies in Ohio and Indiana, and the Brahms, Alto Rhapsody with the Mendelssohn Glee Club in New York.

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Upcoming Events

Opera Roles Performed

Music Theatre Roles Performed

Concert and Oratorio Performances

A Summer of Songs	Soloist, NJ State Opera	New Jersey State Parks
New Year's Eve Gala Concert	Soloist, Shenyang Orchestra	Shenyang, China
The Hiding Tree	Soloist, NY Choral Society	New York Cultural Society
Bernstein's West Side Story Suite	Soloist, American Composer's Symphony	Carnegie Hall, NYC
A Tribute to Meredith Wilson	Soloist, The Juilliard Orchestra	The Juilliard Theatre
Brahms Alto Rhapsody		Mendelssohn Glee Club, NYC

Television/Radio/Recordings

Aida’s Brother’s and Sisters -- Featured singer with Opera Ebony in this documentary film presented on PBS

New Jersey’s Talking -- Television Interview with Lee Leonard and conductor Alfredo Scilipigni of the New Jersey State Opera on News 12 New Jersey

The Listening Room -- Radio interview with Robert Sherman and conductor Michael Spierman of the Bronx Opera Theatre on WQXR, NY

“Geliebter Komm” --- Promotional CD of contemporary songs and arias accompanied by conductor David P. Maiullo at the piano

Community Outreach Programs:

Opera for the Very Young – A series of children’s shows designed by Lori Brown Mirabal to introduce youngsters to opera. These shows are toured throughout New York and New Jersey.

“Kangaroo Koncerts” – A series of children’s shows produced by Lori Brown Mirabal to introduce youngsters to concert music/musical instruments and world cultures. These shows are performed at the Jewish Community Center in Tenafly, New Jersey.

RECENT REVIEWS

As Aunt Clara Brown

...Lori Brown Mirabal as Clara Brown is a formidable presence on the opera stage, vocally and as an actor. Her performance wrenched tears from an adoring opening night crowd...... OUT FRONT (Colorado)

...Lori Brown Mirabal'd substantial, low mezzo-soprano and adroit acting admirably conveyed the self-assurance and presence Brown must have possessed.....The pioneer woman is on stage virtually the entire opera, presenting an extraordinary endurance for any singer in the role...one that Mirabal handled with seeming ease... THE DENVER POST

...Lori Brown Mirabal sang the title role of impossible demands, constant presence and a great deal of singing over the opera's three act length......Mirabal turned in a gripping musical performance   SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE

As Carmen:

…”Throughout the presentation the audience could not keep their eyes from Lori Brown Mirabal. Exceptional in the arias of seduction, she embodies a Carmen vocally and dramatically perfect. Conductor, Paul Kuentz affirms: “this sort of Carmen has not been seen in a long time and it will not be reproduced for a long time to come”…” –Arsis, LE TELEGRAMME (Brest, France)

… “She has it all: richly expressive mezzo-soprano, strikingly good looks, and sparks which reached across the footlights to sell each and every aria.” –Paul Somers, CLASSICAL NEW JERSEY

As Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia:

…“Lucretia makes a late entrance in her own story, but the rich smooth mezzo of Lori Brown Mirabal was worth the wait. This short role runs the gamut of serenity, passion, shame, hysteria and suicidal despair, emotions presented convincingly. The gavitas of Mirabal's stage presence befitted a patrician housewife…” –Paul J. Pelkonen, OPERA NEWS, NY

As Augusta Tabor in The Ballad of Baby Doe:

… “Mezzo-Soprano Lori Brown Mirabal got the juiciest role, that of the spurned Augusta; her performance was focused emotionally and smoothly delivered” –Willa J. Conrad, THE STAR LEDGER, NJ

As The Goddess Diana in Iphigenie en Aulide:

… “Lori Brown Mirabal’s moment as Diana warmed the stage as no one else managed to do” – Bernard Holland, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY

As Tituba in The Crucible:

… “Tituba was very effectively portrayed by Lori Brown Mirabal. Her voice reminds one of a young Leontyne Price, and her acting ability is outstanding. When she portrays madness in the final act…it’s very powerful emotionally…” – Anne and Bob Hunter, WEEKLY REGISTER-CALL, (Central City, CO)

As Monisha in Treemonisha:

…”A real charmer: a fine actress with sound that shimmers and pulses with intensity. Her’s is an instruments that’s bound to be heard often on major opera stages” –La Fleur Paysour, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, NC

As Adalgisa (excerpt from Norma sung in Luciano Pavarotti Master Class at Juilliard):

…“He (Luciano Pavarotti) blew a kiss to Lori Brown Mirabal, who sang a diva’s version of a piece by Bellini” –(reviewer not listed) THE NEW YORK TIMES

On the CD, Geliebter Komm:

…”Remarkable talent! You communicate the drama of each song. I’m proud my song is included on your CD.” –Karen I. Kramer, COMPOSER