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date = "2017-10-02T13:34:00-04:00"
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Originally from Long Beach, NY,  soprano Mary Evelyn Hangley is a first-year Resident Artist with Minnesota Opera and appears as Lady Capulet in *Romeo and Juliet*, Woglinde in *Das Rheingold*, Miss Copeland in William Bolcom and Mark Campbell’s world premiere of *Dinner at Eight*, and Musetta in *La bohème*.
 
Most recently, she spent her summer as part of San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Merola Opera Program, singing #2 in Conrad Susa’s *Transformations* and performing scenes as Atalanta in *Serse* and as the title role in both *Arabella* and *Anna Bolena*.

Previously, Ms. Hangley was an apprentice artist at Sarasota Opera, performing scenes from the roles of Nedda in *I pagliacci*, Donna Anna in *Don Giovanni*, Lida in *La battaglia di Legnano*, Giselda in *I Lombardi*, Fioretta in *I Medici*, and Margarita in *Mefistofele*. She also had the unique opportunity to perform Frau Fluth in *Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor* in Weimar, Germany. Ms. Hangley has been seen at the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center, singing Micaëla in *La tragédie de Carmen* and Steampunk in the world premiere of Michael Ching’s *Speed Dating Tonight!*.

In 2014, Mary Evelyn received first place in the Madame Palmai-Tenser competition at Mobile Opera. Ms. Hangley received her Master of Music in vocal performance from Florida State University, where she has sung Juliette in *Roméo et Juliette*, Bea in Jake Heggie’s *Three Decembers*, and Mary Willis in Carlisle Floyd’s *Cold Sassy Tree*.  In concert, Ms. Hangley has been the soprano soloist in Mendelssohn’s *Elijah*, Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Saint-Saëns’ *Christmas Oratorio*, and Schubert’s Mass in C major. 

In addition to a MM in performance from Florida State University, Mary Evelyn holds a BM in music education from SUNY Fredonia.
