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The Argentinian mezzo-soprano, Daniela Mack, studied at Louisiana State University. She trained at the Adler Fellowship Program, an artist-development program at San Francisco Opera. She is an alumna of the Adler Fellowship Program at San Francisco Opera, an artist-development program at San Francisco Opera, where she appeared as Idamante in W.A. Mozart's Idomeneo, Siebel in Charles Gounod's 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. She was a finalist in the 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
Daniela Mack made her professional debut as Rosina in The Barber of Seville with Opera Cleveland in 2009 while still an Adler Fellow. She also debuted at the English National Opera as Sesto in George Frideric Handel's Julius Caesar in 2012. She has sung at opera houses including the Royal Opera House, Washington National Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. In concert, she has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra both under the direction of Charles Dutoit. She leads the vanguard of a new generation of opera singers, infusing her artistry with a mix of intensity, adventurousness, and effortless charisma. Critics around the world have lauded her as “outstanding” (The New York Times), “a powerhouse mezzo” (Wall Street Journal) possessing “a virtuoso technique second to none”(The Guardian) and “a voice like polished onyx: strong, dark, deep and gleaming” (Opera News).
Daniela Mack has been seen at San Francisco Opera and Minnesota Opera as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia and as Rosmira in G.F. Handel's Partenope. She created roles in the world premieres of Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s Elizabeth Cree (title role) at Opera Philadelphia in 2016 as a part of their O17 Festival, and in David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s JFK (Jacqueline Kennedy) at Fort Worth Opera in 2017 with subsequent performances at Opéra de Montréal. She debuted at 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 English National Opera in a new production of G.F. Handel's Julius Caesar as Sesto under Christian Curnyn, the first time the opera was produced at ENO since the legendary 1979 production. She also debuted at Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse and LA Opera as Nancy in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring, Washington National Opera as the Madrigal Singer in Manon Lescaut, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Verbier Festival as Cherubino in W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Opéra National de Bordeaux as Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri, and Opera Colorado in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s famous production of La Cenerentola directed by Grischa Asagaroff.
In recent seasons, Daniela Mack made debuts at Royal Opera House-Covent Garden as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Javier Camarena, at The Metropolitan Opera as the Kitchen Boy in Mary Zimmerman’s new production of Rusalka, at Ópera de Oviedo as Sesto in W.A. Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as Béatrice in Béatrice et Bénédict, and at Boston Lyric Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and she made her role debut as Juno in G.F. Handel's Semele with Opera Philadelphia. She made her house and role debut as Dorabella in W.A. Mozart's Così fan tutte at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and debuted at Florida Grand Opera in Georges Bizet's Carmen where she returned in a highly-anticipated role debut as Charlotte in Werther. She was seen at The Santa Fe Opera for her first North American performances as Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri, as Bradamante in G.F. Handel's Alcina conducted by Harry Bicket (July-August 2017), and in her title role debut in Carmen. She was seen at Washington National Opera as Bradamante in G.F. Handel's Alcina, debuted at Seattle Opera as Béatrice in Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict, and returned to Arizona Opera as Angelina in La Cenerentola.
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the landscape of the opera industry, Daniela Mack embarked on an exciting initiative as an inaugural member of Atlanta Opera Company Players for the entirety of the 2020-2021 season. She was one of the twelve renowned singers in this initiative, along with her husband, tenor Alek Shrader, Jamie Barton, Morris Robinson, and more. In 2021, she performed the role of Rosina in an abridged English-language adaptation of The Barber of Seville for the San Francisco Opera (April-May 2021), alongside her husband Alek Shrader. The production was held as an open-air, drive-in event at the Marin Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the concert stage, Daniela Mack debuted with three orchestras under Charles Dutoit: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Ravel’s L’heure espagnole and L’enfant et les sortilèges, Boston Symphony Orchestra in L’heure espagnole, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat. She also debuted with the MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig in Rossini’s Giovanna d’Arco under James Gaffigan and performed Antonio Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans with Boston Baroque. She debuted with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in L.v. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 under Alan Gilbert and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in Manuel de Falla’s La vida breve under the baton of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. She performed L.v. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, L.v. Beethoven's Missa solemnis with the Washington Chorus, Verdi’s Requiem with Opera Philadelphia, G.F. Handel's Messiah with the National Symphony Orchestra, Ravel’s Shéhérazade with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne and Falla’s Siete canciones populares españolas with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She also made her Cincinnati May Festival debut in W.A. Mozart's Requiem under James Conlon and in an all-star gala at the Opera Theater of San Antonio.
The 2021-2022 Season is filled with exciting debuts for Daniela Mack. She begins the season with her house debut at the Teatro Real in the role of Rosmira in G.F. Handel's Partenope (November 2021). She continues on to her next house debut at Teatro de la Maestranza, in her role debut as Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuletie i Montecchi (December 2021). She has her next role debut as Dardano in G.F. Handel's Amadigi di Gaula with Boston Baroque (Apr2022). The season progresses with a tour of G.F. Handel's Serse where she debuts the role of Amastre with The English Concert, making her Carnegie Hall debut (May 2022), followed by a performance at Auditorio Baluarte in Pamplona, Spain. She returns to Teatro Real for her role debut as Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco (July 2022). |
