Singer
Singer
Danielle Wright is a powerhouse: vibrant performer, in-demand director/producer, advocate for the collaborative arts in Detroit.
Onstage, Mx. Wright is known for xer warmhearted storytelling, powerful tone, fearless acting, and unusually wide vocal range. They moves seamlessly from Handel to Wagner to portrayals of Paula Deen, and have worked with top companies such as Madison Opera, Opera Carolina, and Des Moines Metro Opera.
Behind the scenes, Mx. Wright takes xer vast performance experience and uses it to educate through Opera MODO, now in its eighth season of advocating local singers in Detroit.
Danielle Wright, Mezzo-Soprano
daniellewrightmezzo@gmail.com | danielleMarieWright.com |
*Upcoming
Roles Dawn Pasquale Don Pasquale Opera MODO at the Motown Mansion 2022 Laura La Gioconda Grosse Pointe War Memorial 2019 Zita Gianni Schicchi Pittsburgh Festival Opera 2019 Filipevna Eugene Onegin Opera Carolina 2019 Madeline Three Decembers Chamber Music Society of Detroit 2018 Mama Lucia Cavallaria Rusticana Madison Opera 2018 Hannah Between Constellations (Workshop/Preview) Grimeborn Festival (London) 2018 Erda (Cover) Das Rhinegold Pittsburgh Festival Opera 2018 Adelaide Arabella Pittsburgh Festival Opera 2018 Tisbe La Cenerentola Opera MODO 2018 Mrs. Todd The Old Maid and the Thief Puccini’s Toaster (Berlin) 2017 Paula Deen Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens Detroit Institute of Arts 2017 Madeline Three Decembers Opera MODO at The Carr Center 2016 Madame Flora The Medium Opera MODO at The Carr Center 2016 Juno Semele Opera MODO at The Carr Center 2015 Paula Deen Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens Opera MODO at The Carr Center 2015 Principessa Suor Angelica Univ. of Missouri, Guest Artist 2015 Mrs. Todd The Old Maid and the Thief Opera Project Columbus 2014 Osmin Die Entführung aus dem Serail Arts Council Princeton 2014 Witch Hänsel und Gretel Sinfonietta Nova 2014 Mary Der Fliegende Holländer Michigan Opera Theater 2013 Annina La Traviata Michigan Opera Theater 2013 Augusta The Ballad of Baby Doe Spotlight on Opera, Guest Artist 2013 Zita/Principessa Gianni Schicchi/Suor Angelica Opera MODO 2012 Cornelia Giulio Cesare in Egitto Opera MODO 2012 Mrs. McLean Susannah Opera MODO 2012 Mrs. Herring Albert Herring Princeton University 2012 Madame Flora The Medium Opera MODO 2012 Larina Eugene Onegin Opera Slavica 2011 Old Prioress (MS cover) The Dialogues of the Carmelites Des Moines Metro Opera 2011 Mrs. Grose Turn of the Screw Westminster Choir College 2011 Mrs. Ott Susannah (Main Stage) Des Moines Metro Opera 2010 Principessa Suor Angelica (Full role/Scenes Program) Des Moines Metro Opera 2010 Mrs. Herring Albert Herring Westminster Choir College 2009 Dido / Sorceress Dido and Aeneas Westminster Choir College 2009 Witch / Mother Hansel and Gretel Westminster Choir College 2009 Madame de Croissy Dialogues des Carmélites Westminster Choir College 2009 Partial Roles Amneris Aïda Spotlight on Opera, Guest Artist 2013 Kostelnička Buryjovka Jenůfa Des Moines Metro Opera 2011 Laura Adorno La Gioconda Des Moines Metro Opera 2011 Madame de la Haltière Cendrillon Des Moines Metro Opera 2011 Education M.M., Voice Performance and Pedagogy – Performance emphasis Westminster Choir College 2010 B.M., Vocal Performance University of Kentucky 2007
Coaches Directors Conductors
Susan Ashbaker Linda Ade Brand Joseph Mechavich
William Hobbs Dorothy Danner Steven Mercurio
Kathy Olsen Pat Roache Brent McMunn
Steven McGhee A.Scott Parry David Neely
““Danielle Wright, as Adaelaide, the mother, made the most of her opportunities, singing well and adding delightfully comic facial expressions to her acting of the role.” ”
““In “Lohengrin,” where the evil Ortrud persuades her husband to sabotage the upcoming marriage of the opera’s hero and heroine, mezzo-soprano Danielle Wright personified Ortrud’s villainy with pointed projected tones, interacting with Mr. Balzun’s Telramund to convey the insinuating treachery.””
““For it’s final production of the 2018-2019 season, Opera Carolina mounted a handsome, highly satisfying presentation of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin... The smaller roles were well handled, especially the Filipevna of Danielle Wright...””
