
About
As one of the most exciting and versatile singers of today, crossover soprano Meghan Picerno is making waves at the world's finest opera houses and concert halls, and delighting musical theater audiences, both on Broadway and internationally. This season, Ms. Picerno makes her debut with the Detroit Symphony performing a selection of Bernstein songs in a series of concerts with conductor Jader Bignamini.
With a diverse and far-reaching repertoire, Ms. Picerno has enjoyed particular success with the role of Cunegonde in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. Having debuted it in Hal Prince’s new and final production at New York City Opera, she recently reprised the role at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, and in concerts with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas, the Cincinnati Symphony at the highly celebrated May Festival, and the Princeton Symphony. She has also made acclaimed solo debuts in prestigious venues such as New York City's David Geffen Hall and Alice Tully Hall, The Kennedy Center, The National Center of Performing Arts in Beijing, and Theatro Municipal de São Paulo.

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Repertoire
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Bernstein
Candide (Cunegonde)
A Quiet Place (Dede)
West Side Story (Maria)
Dove
Flight (Controller)
Floyd
Of Mice and Men (Curley's Wife)
Guettel
The Light in the Piazza (Clara Johnson)
J. Strauss
Die Fledermaus (Adele)
Kern
Show Boat (Magnolia)
Léhar
The Merry Widow (Valencienne)
Lloyd Webber
The Phantom of the Opera (Christine)
Love Never Dies (Christine)
Loewe
My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolitle)
Rodgers & Hammerstein
The King and I (Anna)
The Sound of Music (Maria)
Sondheim
Sweeney Todd (Joanna)
A Little Night Music (Anne)
Into the Woods (Cinderella)
Sullivan
Pirates of Penzance (Mabel)
HMS Pinafore (Josephine)
Iolanthe (Phyllis)

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Adam Cavagnaro
General Management
Ben Schaefer
Assistant Artist Manager