“Mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce as Cherubino laps up this trouser role as if she were born for it. One of the only truly standout voices of the show, her bell-like uppermost range was able to match the gorgeous pulsing maximalism of the orchestration.”

-Parterre (The Marriage of Figaro, The Metropolitan Opera)

American-Chinese mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce, Third Prize Winner of the 2024 Operalia competition, is rapidly establishing herself as a versatile and dynamic artist in both traditional and contemporary repertoire.

During the 24/25 season, Sun-Ly will return to several notable theaters, including The Metropolitan Opera in Le Nozze di Figaro (Cherubino), Opera Philadelphia in L’amant anonyme (Dorothée), and Des Moines Metro Opera in The Cunning Little Vixen (Fox). On the concert stage, she will debut with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra in Messiah, the Britt Festival Orchestra for Ravel’s Shéhérazade, and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic in Madama Butterfly (Suzuki). She will also return to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Die Walküre (Siegrüne) under the baton of Music Director Fabio Luisi. Future seasons include a debut with the Santa Fe Opera and returns to The Metropolitan Opera and Houston Grand Opera…

“Una voce poco fa” (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - Rossini

Operalia Finals 2024, Mumbai
Kamal Khan, conductor

“Wie du warst” (Der Rosenkavalier) - Strauss

Madeline Slettedahl, piano

“Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin” - Karol Szymanowski

The Orchestra Now
Leon Botstein, conductor

On Stage