Bonita Hyman * (Maria)
Mezzo-soprano

Highlights: Tiatin in the Robert Wilson production of Scourge of Hyacinths (Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra de Nancy, Lorraine Opera, FestSpielHaus and Mexico’s Palacio de Bellas Artes); Bégonia in Henze’s Der Junge Lord (Würzburg); Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus (Schwerin); appearances with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Düsseldorf), Leipzig Opera, Bonn Opera, Nationale Reisopera (Netherlands), and Opera Ebony (NYC) in roles such as Azucena in Il trovatore, Ulrica in Un ballo in maschera, Mistress Quickly in Falstaff, Erda in the Ring Cycle and Cornelia in Giulio Cesare. Concert highlights include Serena in Porgy & Bess (Tonhalle Orchestra, Zürich) and Mahler’s Rückert Lieder at Italy’s International Mahler Festival.